A PAIR OF MASSIVE ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE JARS, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD |

each intricately painted with four large shaped cartouches around the center, each cartouche enclosing a scene of genteel court life including greeting guests, enjoying antiques, and playing musical instruments, all against a stippled green ground strewn with the 'Hundred Antiques', the foot with a band of large reserved lappet-shaped panels enclosing blossoming flowers, the neck painted with the 'Hundred Flowers' above a band of 'prunus and cracked ice', ormolu mounts at the mouth and foot

Each vase with multiple restored breaks and associated losses throughout. The mounts in overall good condition with minor rubbing to gilding and oxidation.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.