A pair of famille jaune vases with peach branch handles


Qianlong marks, Republic periodEach of pear shape raised on a tall foot, the peach branch handles supporting ribboned chimes in high relief on the waisted neck, the body painted with two roundels of young boys playing in a palace garden amid brightly painted flowers, leaves and gilt shou characters on a yellow ground, the recessed base bearing the six-character seal mark in iron red on a white ground surrounded by turquoise enamel also applied to the interior neck. 14 1/8in (36cm) high