Pair of large Cantonese baluster vases, 19th century
with everted foliate rims, moulded handles of mythical dogs playing with a brocade ball and guei dragons to the shoulders, painted and gilt with panels of dignitaries, entertainers and attendants on terraces and pavillions, interspersed with panels of birds in flowering gardens, all on dense grounds of flower heads, precious objects and insects -- 36¼in. (92cm.) high, wood stands. (2)
Pair of large Cantonese baluster vases, 19th century
with everted foliate rims, moulded handles of mythical dogs playing with a brocade ball and guei dragons to the shoulders, painted and gilt with panels of dignitaries, entertainers and attendants on terraces and pavillions, interspersed with panels of birds in flowering gardens, all on dense grounds of flower heads, precious objects and insects -- 36¼in. (92cm.) high, wood stands. (2)
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