Bidspirit auction | Chinese Export Armorial Tea Caddy

Chinese Export Armorial Tea Caddy - Godfrey - Chinese export armorial porcelain tea caddy, Qianlong ca. 1745. With the arms of Godfrey along the sides with a gilt spearhead border along the shoulder. Applied scrollwork band along the footrim with trace gilding. With a later 19th century silver cover. Illustrated in Howard & Ayers, ”China for the West, ” Vol. II, pg. 419, no. 419. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, October 1968; Sotheby's, New York, NY, ”Important Chinese Export Porcelain from the Mottahedeh Collection, ” January 30, 1985, Lot 257; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard, ”Chinese Armorial Porcelain, ” Vol. I, pg. 460. Height: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 3 in. Condition: No noticeable cracks, chips, losses, or restorations when viewed under UV light. Some loss to the gilt decoration. Light wear to the footrim. The metal lid a later addition.