TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE BEIJING YELLOW GLASS VASES 19TH CENTURY Two a pair of bottle vases with four...

TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE BEIJING YELLOW GLASS VASES

19TH CENTURY

Two a pair of bottle vases with four character Qianlong marks incised to the bases, the thick glass of a dark egg-yolk colour, the other pair with ovoid bodies raised on gently flaring feet and surmounted by waisted necks, decorated in relief with birds amongst flowering branches, the glass a bright cheerful yellow, 25.2cm max. (4)

Provenance: Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942), Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009), the Trustees of Exbury House.