dating: Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Late 19th Century provenance: China, A pair of vases, nicely painted in white and blue, portraying two peacocks among the trees, in the base center there is the apocryphal, four-character mark of the Emperor Kangxi, one vase with repaired neck and a headline on the body, the other one has a headline on the body and neck, both with signs of use and nicks at the base and on the opening, the stoppers with nicks; the sleeve vase is decorated with white blackthorn flowers on a blue background, a blue, underglaze, double circle at the base; the spoon (length 13 cm) is decorated in blue, underglaze, with a landscape, stylized bats on the back. height 15 - 32 cm.