About this lot

Description

A pair of Chinese export Mandarin palette two-handled vases, Qianlong (1736-95), of rectangular baluster form, the neck mounted with dragons, decorated in famille rose enamels with panels of Manchu courtiers in lakeland settings, reserved on a cellular ground, 36cm high (2)

Rubbing to gilding, firing fault to the main panel (approx 1in) corner of footrim restored and one panel with loss of enamel in two places and glaze blisters loss of enamel to the rockwork. The main panel with loss of enamel (approx 1 in). The other vase with rubbing to gilding and both dragons heavily restored. Two flakes on the rim ane one angle with abbrasions. One facial panel with enamel loss in the foliage. Typical scratching to the enamel.

Back to lot listings