A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT MANDARIN PALETTE LOZENGE VASES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785
Each side with a panel enclosing courtesans and attendants in a pavilion scene, on a dense cell-ground, the waisted necks with shaped panel vignettes on a copper red, gilt and grisaille ground, the covers with Buddhist lion finials
12 ½ in. (30.2 cm.) high, overall
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT MANDARIN PALETTE LOZENGE VASES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785
Each side with a panel enclosing courtesans and attendants in a pavilion scene, on a dense cell-ground, the waisted necks with shaped panel vignettes on a copper red, gilt and grisaille ground, the covers with Buddhist lion finials
12 ½ in. (30.2 cm.) high, overall