A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES, KANGXI

A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES KANGXIPainted with birds among flowering shrubs, water plants, baskets of flowers, and river landscapes, within square, quatrefoil and fan-shaped medallions reserved on a blue ground with scrolling chrysanthemum, the cylindrical necks with lappets45cm high (2)Provenance: Possibly collected by Arthur Barnardiston (d. 1737) and kept at Brightwell Hall until removed to Weston Hall 1744Thence by descent at Weston Hall. Literature: Sir George Sitwell, A brief history of Weston Hall, Northamptonshire, and of the families that possessed it, London, privately printed 1927, p. 43. Condition Report: Left hand vase. Chip off base, cracked base, cracks extending up the body, stain to the neckRight hand vase. Some stained crackle to the neck, a 15cm vertical crack to the body, star crack to the base Condition Report Disclaimer