Cylindrical, Chinese export porcelain vase with handpainted decoration. There are two sections with detailed images of vignettes of people. May illustrate a story. separated by two brightly colored bands with foliate and curvilinear motifs. Upper and lower borders include similar designs.
Provenance
Vase owned by Harriet Lane Johnston, then descent within family to donor.
Pair of all-white ceramic vases with a shiny clear glaze. Round base is elevated by 4 small feet. Textured surface with long leaves that form 2 decorative handles. Top widens and edge is scalloped. Inside base has six drainage holes that have been closed with what appears to be putty. Numbered as .a and .b, but referred to here as .1 and .2.
Marbelized molded glass containers. Each is an elevated square continer with rods on each corner. A scalloped medallion is impresssed on the bottom. Inside,1 5/8 inches from the top, all four corners have a triangular piece filling the corner to the base. White glass is marbelized with brown and black creating swerls that appear pale blue and purple at a glance.
Porcelain vase with very ornate, heavily scrolled lip and base. White background with gold accents. Roughly urn-shaped: wide body, narrow neck, flared lip. Rudimentary handles, scrolled, at body. Central medallion on body with roses, morning glories, and daisies.
One of two porcelain vases. An urn-shaped vase with articulated gilt scroll handles. The body is painted cobalt blue with gilt decoration over the blue at the neck and flared rim. The center features hand-painted tulips the white porcelain body.
