Chinese Antique Porcelain Cricket Box with Gold Painted Text and Decoration carved wooden stick The shape of the feet

The shape of the feet and underside make me think Weller

others I think not

where I believe they would have been used for dressage

then as a designer for Gustavsberg

Chinese Antique Porcelain Cricket Box with Gold Painted Text and Decoration carved wooden stick The shape of the feetWhen I purchased this piece, it was, understandably, marked as an incense box (and I think has been, and is perfectly suited to use as such), but it was originally created (in the second half of the 19th century I believe) to house a cricket, a symbol of vitality and prosperity in China, and kept near in boxes like this so to enjoy their chirping. This one, glazed a deep orange with hand painted gold decoration, features leaves grasses on the top and