FOUR FAMILLE-ROSE VASES EARLY 20TH CENTURY

each of ovoid form with a gently flaring rim, the first pair painted with a scholar and two attendants walking through a garden, with a large pine tree and rockwork behind; the second two similarly painted with a lady standing beside rockwork, one vase with a young boy presenting a fish (4)

The first pair: Collection of Thomas B. Clarke (1848-1931), New York.

The large vases: One with the rim and one side broken into approximately 4 sections and re-stuck, with an associated crack extending down to the foot and half way across the base. The second with a 3.5 cm wide section to the rim out and re-stuck with associated 0.4 cm rim chip. The small vases: One with a 14 cm long body crack and a restored 0.6 cm rim chip. Wear to enamels. The other in good condition, wear to enamels.
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