A Massive Pair of Famille Rose Cantonese Vases

Reference: ART1009

Circa 1840, of baluster form, the trumpet necks with frilled rims, applied with mythical beast handles, the shoulders with dragons, typically painted in famille rose enamels with court scenes in gardens and interiors and with birds in branches in shaped panels on a foliate ground with further birds and insects.

Condition: One head of a lizard restored. Some wear to gilding on upper rims.