Featured chinese famille rose stack pots

something else i picked up today in a charity shop

all levels were priced at a pound and a pound 50 each, they hadn't thought of putting them all together

i reckon late 19th but unsure, could be earlier or later

quite crudely painted but havent seen one before

not sure the usage

any thoughts appreciated

 

You’re finding some really good things Charlie. I would have grabbed these too, never seen these before either.

 

Stacking food box like this one.

https://www.rubylane.com/item/76015...MIwJPX2PGMgAMVDTHUAR35OAivEAQYBSABEgK5U_D_BwE

Debora

 

That looks very close thanks deb.
The 4 pots are all exactly the same
Just felt the need to break up the design in them !!

 

Complete as well, that's a brucies bonus

 

Here’s more.

 

Love those Charlie !

 

Depending on size I think I’ve heard they were used for ladies beauty stuffs but I could be misremembering.

 

A few years ago, someone here had found some, but as Chinese stacking 'picnic' baskets, as I vaguely remember..........yours are VERY NICE, Charlie!!!

 

Ahh, you mean for holding padding for antique chinese ladies brassieres ?

 

Definitely for foodage I would think

 

could be for hiding mice...!

 

I agree for food but i would love them for jewelry. Never see a set before but definitely keeping my eyes open for one.

 

I'm sure there's ones alike out there you could get at a much better price than the examples given

I don't expect to make anything near those prices

I am contemplating opening up my listings to Asian buyers soon For chinese and Japanese pieces I have saved up

It's just such a risk selling outside the UK

But that's where the money is for such things

 

I have no idea about eBay listings with UK origins but I believe all US listings have now been made automatically available to international buyers. They all ship through a domestic hub so the seller really doesn’t have to do anything different. Maybe someone can confirm but I think gone are the days of choosing whether or not to sell internationally. Although there could be a way to opt out. I really didn’t pay much attention when this happened.

 

Ha. Something like that. Don’t quote me on it though.

 

That's a very cool find. I dunno whether I would've figured out that they were stacking bowls.

 

Possible chance 1910-1920-. Seen these in finer paintings with guangxu mark to tongzhi handwritten