An Early 19thC French Chinoiserie Tôle Peinte Water Urn c.1820

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An Early 19thC French Chinoiserie Tôle Peinte Water Urn c.1820Origin: French Period: Empire Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1820 Width: 17. 75 Depth: 6 Height: 18. 25 The very attractive early 19th century tle peinte water urn or container, attractively shaped and showing a stylised Oriental man amongst bamboo to a central cartouche, against a soft yellow ground, being line decorated in red, with pierced decorative crowning, and surviving in good original condition from early nineteenth century France. The urn is

Depth: 20 inches (at extremities)

We picture them in the dark and aromatic alleyways of the French wine cellars

a weight of tea equivalent to about a pound and a half

was essentially redundant after 1917 and thus displayed between 1866 an 1917 and was obviously salvaged in 1917 when it was replaced

swathes of gold chained necklaces with a large pendant jewel

The feet have been re-tipped at some stage but there are no other signs of any later restoration

the lid with port glass viewing aperture

clocks and silver

oak which weighs a mere forty six

The handles are possibly original and the feet may have been altered at a later stage

which displays how wonderful imperfection

sitting on large spoke cart wheels with rubber tyres