Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters

Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters

Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters
Pewter Globe Tea Caddy Canister or maybe tobacco jar. About 100 Years Old, Chinese export ware. The globe measures approx 16 cms tall and is made from pewter. It is in the form of a globe on a stand, and is marked out with the continents and lines of latitude and longitude and with Chinese characters naming the continents. The map used is a very ancient one, it looks like the sort of map that would have been current 600 years ago.

It is very vague, but has approximately the right places for the continents. The globe has a hinged lid. The item "Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters" is in sale since Monday, September 20, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Other Chinese". The seller is "sallysbestbargains" and is located in TWICKENHAM, London.

This item can be shipped worldwide.
Chinese pewter tea caddy or tobacco jar globe, World map with Chinese characters