A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARS AND... Lot n° 21

Finely potted with moulded petal-shaped panels, painted around the bodies with butterflies amongst densely-flowering leafy peony sprays, within floral and foliate pattern borders, the domed covers similarly decorated and surmounted by lotus-bud finials, wood stands. Each 56.5 cm. high CATALOGUE NOTE For a very similar jar and cover, see R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics In The Topkapi Saray Museum, Qing Dynasty Porcelain, Vol.III, London, 1986, p.1001, fig.2126.