Rare Antique Hand Painted Papier Maché Tea Caddy with Mille Fleur: C19th Kashmir, India Swedish carriage cushion The flower centres are worked

The flower centres are worked in French knots or forbidden stitch which gives texture and interest

possibly French but we can’t be certain

Hand embroidered in silks with a repeating floral design around a central medallion on a deep red silk ground

Measures approx 33

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 The flower centres are workedItem 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