A near pair of rare Bow vases and covers c.1750

A near pair of rare Bow vases and covers c.1750, each painted with a duck standing atop holey rockwork before bamboo, flanked by branches of flowering peony and chrysanthemum, two further ducks in flight above and standing below, the shoulders with flowerhead panels on a trellis ground, some restoration, 30.5cm max. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).

Exhibited: one vase on display at the Ashmolean Museum between 2009 and 2020.