Rare Antique Hand Painted Papier Maché Tea Caddy with Mille Fleur: C19th Kashmir, India Swedish carriage cushion an overall patina of age

an overall patina of age as you would expect Dating from the late 19th/ early 20th century three silver thread lamé lace panels on their original sample card

Overall patina of age as you’d expect in an item of this antiquity

The chintz is in fairly good condition

possibly French but we can’t be certain

It might be possible to improve upon this with specialist cleaning

Rare Antique Hand Painted Papier Maché Tea Caddy with Mille Fleur: C19th Kashmir, India Swedish carriage cushion an overall patina of ageItem Details. Dating from the first half of the 19th century this wonderfull polychrome tea caddy box covered with traditionally hand painted millefleurs and borders. The colours of this caddy are subtle and beautiful and are much more muted than in later paper mach examples. Hand painted by skilled craftsmen in a golden mustard yellow with pinks,blues, reds and mauves, all highlighted with gold. A superb example of this traditional craft from Kashmir