Rare Antique Hand Painted Papier Maché Tea Caddy with Mille Fleur: C19th Kashmir, India Ottoman slippers Hand worked with appliqués and

Hand worked with appliqués and embroidered coat of arms quartered with crenellated turrets with flames with ribboning along the bottom reading ‘DEO DUCE OMNIA BONA’ which loosely translates to God guides good things

it has a couple of historic mends and a lovely washed faded appearance

Historically hand-woven in the French city of Aubusson

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designed by Morris in 1876

Rare Antique Hand Painted Papier Maché Tea Caddy with Mille Fleur: C19th Kashmir, India Ottoman slippers Hand worked with appliqués andItem 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