A PAIR OF RARE LARGE CHINESE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS
A PAIR OF RARE LARGE CHINESE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A PAIR OF RARE LARGE CHINESE 'EUROPEAN-SUBJECT' BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each of flattened fluted baluster form, unusually applied with figures forming the handles, the vases and shallow covers very finely enamelled in shades of iron-red within quatrefoil panels depicting European figures in extensive landscapes, some to include ships and boats, as well as western buildings, all within moulded gilt surrounds and reserved on a white stippled ground
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
S.L.M. Barlow (1892-1982) Collection, no. 8.

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