1870's Porcelain de Paris "Chinese export" Duke of Sutherland armorial tea cannister

Porcelaine de Paris porcelain rectangular tea caddy in "Chinese export" style. Marked with a pseudo Chinese red mark to base. Decorated with bianco sopra bianco high relief scrolls, hand-painted with polychrome enamel red and purple flower bouquets and trimmed with a gilded lily border to base.

The front bears the coat of arms of The Duke of Sutherland (the Egerton family) - a horse and griffin crest and a Latin motto "Sic Donec."

Origin: France
Maker: Porcelaine de Paris
Date: 1870's

206g
11.5 cm tall with lid
7 x 3.5 cm across base

Body in good antique condition. Extensive repair to lid.