A PAIR OF UNUSUAL LARGE POWDER-BLUE-GROUND AND GILT BOTTLE VASES, each of pear shape with knopped neck and flaring base, painted with leaf, square and quatrefoil cartouches containing landscapes, auspicious objects and flowers issuing from rockwork, the blue ground embellished with gilt peony sprays (small rim restoration, ground foot chips), Kangxi | Christie's

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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL LARGE POWDER-BLUE-GROUND AND GILT BOTTLE VASES, each of pear shape with knopped neck and flaring base, painted with leaf, square and quatrefoil cartouches containing landscapes, auspicious objects and flowers issuing from rockwork, the blue ground embellished with gilt peony sprays (small rim restoration, ground foot chips), Kangxi

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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL LARGE POWDER-BLUE-GROUND AND GILT BOTTLE VASES, each of pear shape with knopped neck and flaring base, painted with leaf, square and quatrefoil cartouches containing landscapes, auspicious objects and flowers issuing from rockwork, the blue ground embellished with gilt peony sprays (small rim restoration, ground foot chips), Kangxi
45cm. high (2)

Lot Essay

A very similar pair was formerly in the collection of J.P. Morgan, illustrated in the Catalogue, pl.XII, case IV, nos.67,68

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