Dutch Immigrant Travel Trunk – Netherlands to Sydney wyn toy Vintage Chinese “Yandou” (tobacco pipe)

Vintage Chinese “Yandou” (tobacco pipe) with carved floral decoration and deep red finish

and very displayable

Features: Hinged lid with finial

The speckled glaze and clean black transfer print give it real presence

Item Weight: 832g

Dutch Immigrant Travel Trunk – Netherlands to Sydney wyn toy Vintage Chinese “Yandou” (tobacco pipe)A fascinating survivor from the great post war migration era. This compact timber and metal bound travel trunk is believed to have accompanied a Dutch immigrant family from the Netherlands to Australia, retaining remnants of its original travel labels, including a Sydney destination label. Constructed with timber slats, galvanised metal panels and reinforced steel corners, the trunk displays the honest wear and patina accumulated through decades of