A PAIR OF ‘FAMILLE VERTE’ OCTAGONAL BALUSTER VASES, ONE WITH COVER

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A PAIR OF ‘FAMILLE VERTE’ OCTAGONAL BALUSTER VASES, ONE WITH COVER
Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, early 18th century
36,5 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. nn. 3844, 3850.

A similar vase – with the decoration of ‘bird and flowers, landscapes and fantastic animals arranged in parallel panels – is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (inv. n. C.672 & A-1991); see also the comparable vase and cover in the Burghley House collection (G. Lang, The Wrestling Boys. An exhibition of Chinese and Japanese ceramics from the 16^th to the 18^th century in the collection at Burghley House, exhibition catalogue, Stamford 1983, p. 85, n. 216) and the example in the Porzellansammlung, Dresden, formerly in the collection of Augustus the Strong (1670-1733) (inv. n. PO 3636).