A PAIR OF VERY LARGE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'MANDARIN PALETTE' VASES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785
Each of lobed oval section and with a pear-shaped profile, the sides and necks painted with scenes of court life and sepia landscapes in scrollwork cartouches amid a gilt and iron-red fretwork ground, the necks flanked by lion-ring handles, the covers with red and grisaille birds alighting on branches, the finials as Buddhistic lions
32 1⁄8 in. (81.6 cm.)
A PAIR OF VERY LARGE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'MANDARIN PALETTE' VASES AND COVERS
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785
Each of lobed oval section and with a pear-shaped profile, the sides and necks painted with scenes of court life and sepia landscapes in scrollwork cartouches amid a gilt and iron-red fretwork ground, the necks flanked by lion-ring handles, the covers with red and grisaille birds alighting on branches, the finials as Buddhistic lions
32 1⁄8 in. (81.6 cm.)
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