Pair of Chinese Famille Rose handpainted polychrome and parcel-gilt porcelain baluster-shaped vases, mounted and fitted as lamps, with two foo dog forms as handles and four qiulong dragons along the shoulders, with vignettes depicting figural domestic scenes, insects, and foliate designs, with foliate borders to base and scalloped rim. Vases are mounted on pierced hardwood bases and have pierced celadon hardstone plaques depicting lotus flowers affixed to the top of socket fixture. Vase: 13 3/8" H x 7 1/4" dia. Overall: 32" H x 7 1/4" dia. Late 19th/early 20th century.

PROVENANCE: Private Chattanooga, TN collection.

CONDITION: One lamp in overall excellent condition with some wear to gilt. Second lamp has a court scene vignette panel restored from breakage extending in the shoulder area – breakage lines with infilled paint evident; loss to celadon hardstone plaque which is detached but included. Both lamps in working condition at the time of inspection with scattered surface scratches to hardwood bases.