THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A FIVE-PIECE BLUE AND WHITE GARNITURE

Details
A FIVE-PIECE BLUE AND WHITE GARNITURE
KANGXI

Comprising a pair of baluster vases and covers and a pair of beaker vases; all molded and decorated with petal-shaped reserves filled with various blossoming branches, with herringbone borders, artemesia leaf marks within a double circle
19 and 21½in. (48.3 and 52.1cm.) high (5)
Provenance
de Bruin van baal Collection, no. 5K

Lot Essay

Compare the four-piece garniture set decorated with panels of women alternating with tubs of flowers in the Victoria and Albert Museum illustrated by Craig Clunas in Chinese Export Art and Design, London, 1987, pp. 40-14, fig. 17. See, also, the garniture set comprising a pair of beaker vases and three large jars, with floral designs, included in the exhibition, The Age of Gallantry, The Chinese Porcelain Company, October 12-November 4, 1995, New York, Catalogue, no. 100

A comparable garniture with similarly molded panels painted with landscapes, was sold in these rooms, June 1, 1990, lot 243