Fine pair of light turquoise glazed mallet vases with lotus flowers and leaves in pink enamels surrounded by lotus leaves in white enamels, the turquoise glaze pooling perfectly at the mouth rim and foot rim, the base with an apocryphal four character Qianlong mark in overglaze red. Guangxu. 2 3/4 in. high.
Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia estate
Miniature porcelain vases from the 19th C of this quality and shape are rare. This pair are two of a number of pieces of fine miniature Chinese porcelain vases made during the 19th C and earlier that came from a single collection acquired from an estate in Atlanta, Georgia
