Rare VTG Asian Chinese Tea, Tobacco, Spice Box Dragons Cranes Vines Silver Tone
Really Neat Asian Tea Caddy, Tobacco or Spice Box with Great Graphics & Display Pop! Just Grabs the Eyes! Features High Relief Dragons, Cranes, Flowers & More. Approx: 7.25″ H x 4″ Wide at Base, 2.2 lbs. Striking vintage to antique Asian (likely Chinese), tin (or other metal alloy) box that could be for tea, tobacco, spices or other perhaps. We loved the high relief bold characters of dragons, cranes, birds, vines & flowers. It has a well fitted tray on top as shown in pictures. It has some wear to the silver toned finish and there is some staining inside to surfaces. Not sure if this was a heavy paint or possible plating, but the patina and wear do not overly impact its appeal. Not sure on exact age of the piece. We think it is post 1910’s but beyond that its hard to tell for sure, but has a 1930’s feel. We searched through thousands of images, listings and other and never found a container just like this, but we assume there are some out there. Not sure of the metal alloy of box, but it is a solid box, a little heavier than tin. We do this often. Please follow our store if you love rare antiques, primitives and collectibles of many types. We scour the land for the rarest and neatest of items for our Buyers who love them. We offer everything from rusty industrial to fine art by renowned US and foreign artists. We have Historic American, Antique advertising, Salesmen samples, Oil Paintings & sculptures by noted artists, Farm Primitives, Antique lighting fixtures and Aladdin lamps, militaria, Classic Comics, Sports Memorabilia and much, much more. It is our honor to offer these treasures to you. We offer premium quality items and provide lots of pictures (we count on our detailed photos to assist with describing the treasure) to assist you. Our packing is top notch (often taking 30 minutes to over an hour on delicate items). We exhaust ourselves to get your new treasure safely home. The item “Rare VTG Asian Chinese Tea, Tobacco, Spice Box Dragons Cranes Vines Silver Tone” is in sale since Friday, September 18, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Boxes”. The seller is “new_life_antiques” and is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Region of Origin: China
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Type: Boxes
- Color: Silver Tone
- Age: 1900-1940
- Primary Material: Metal
- Original/Reproduction: Original