A PAIR OF PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASES

Kangxi period
1662-1722 AD
China

The vases are decorated in under glaze iron red and over glaze cold gilding - the latter in remarkably good condition. Each has a bulbous body, a long elegant neck, and rests on a short circular foot. The neck is painted at the top and bottom with acanthus leaves - below which a diaper border is punctuated by single sprigs of flowers. The shoulders of each vase and the upper part of the bodies are decorated with staggered scallops - each of these being decorated with scrolling leaves and a single chrysanthemum.

Height: 18.25” / 46.5 cm