Chinese Famille Rose porcelain baluster shaped vase, likely 18th century, now mounted as an electric lamp; the white porcelain ground finely enameled with precious objects at neck and body, enclosed within geometric borders; the foot ring enameled with oval reserves depicting chrysanthemums on an allover floral ground. 18 1/2" H. Vase is set atop a round wooden base, 2" H. Overall - 33" H. Provenance: a Middle Tennessee estate, by descent from Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Note: Thomas G.B. Wheelock was known as an astute collector of African Art and co-author of the book "Land of the Flying Masks: Art & Culture in Burkina Faso". He also inherited a sizeable collection of Asian, British, and military related antiques from his grandparents, Gilded Age tycoon George Briggs Buchanan of New York, and William and Margaret Wheelock, who owned a Scottish manor home known as Bunker Hill. (Margaret Carmichael Wheelock was also a founding partner of the fashion firm Farquharson & Wheelock in New York). See other related lots in this auction, including an archive containing receipts for furnishings for Bunker Hill. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)