A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED ARITA VASES AND COVERS, each with domed cover surmounted by a karashishi above a pierced C-scroll and foliate collar, the bulbous body decorated with panels of flowers on an ivory ground within blue-ground borders with figures and further foliage, mounted by grimacing winged dragons supporting foliate trails, the rockwork base supported by three further dragons, the mounts 19th Century and regilt, the porcelain 17th Century