A tea caddy

A tea caddy, Chinese export porcelain, polychrome and gilt decoration with the coat of arms of Sampaio e Melo, Kangxi period (1662-1722), missing cover, replaced by non-original tin cover, edges with chips and filled faults in the glaze. Notes: vd. CASTRO, Nuno de - "A Porcelana Chinesa ao Tempo do Império - Portugal/Brasil". Lisboa: ACD Editores, 2007, p. 121, where three similar caddies are represented; SANTOS, A. Varela - "Portugal na Porcelana da China - 500 Anos de Comércio" - volume III. Lisbon: Artemágica, 2009, pp. 820-837; and DIAS, Pedro - "Heráldica Portuguesa na Porcelana da China Qing". Lisbon: Macau Foundation, 2014, pp. 86-93., Dim. - (frasco) 15 cm