Tongzhi period (1862-1874), includes four stacking containers all with Tongzhi mark to underside, white ground porcelain with coin-shaped medallions with various patterns in yellow, pink, green, and blue decorating the top and sides, each container has thin metal handles that hook through gilded loops on the sides, the lid has a metal topper in the center with two lotus seed pods emerging from a longevity seal.

HOA 8.25 in., Diameter 5 5/8 in.

The Estate of Mary Gorham Bynum of Rockingham and Pinehurst, NC

Good estate condition; a slight crack on rim of one container.

$400 - 800