Two vases and a finely decorated bowl in Canton enamel

Description:

China, Qianlong period
H. 15,5/ 15,2 cm, Schale D. 15,3 cm
Excellently painted slender vase with dragon decoration between dense clouds in the colours of the 'Famille rose' palette with two side handles with lion mascarons and loose ring handles; The white-ground vase with fine painting of peonies and butterflies, dragons on the neck; The bowl with lotus and flower decoration in very fine execution on a yellow ground in the colours of the 'Famille rose' palette, inside clouds and bats on a white ground around a central Shou medallion. Phönix mark at the bottom on a yellow background.
European private collection, family-owned before 1970, originally collected in the second half of the 19th century in the diplomatic service in China. The dragon vase with old collection label no. 99, the dragon vase with old collection label no. 102, the bowl with old label with no. 3
Cf. for the bowl a plate with a similar flower decoration and mark publ. Jorge Welsh 'China of All Colours - Painted Enamels on Copper', London 2015, no. 19 - The dragon vase with dent and enamel loss on one side in the centre of the body; Peony vase with old overpainted loss on the wall, on the stand and on the rim on the mouth part. overpainted and slightly chipped; The bowl with minimal traces of use, well preserved