A magnificent pair of Famille Rose Chinese porcelain vases. China, ca 1730 © 2012 MALLETT ANTIQUES

Each of well potted baluster form, painted with a pair of cranes standing in elaborate rockwork formations amongst sprays of peony and beneath a flowering prunus tree contained in a walled garden, with very unusual lotus flower finials on the lids. H: 34.6 in (88.0 cm). W: 18.5 in (47.0 cm)

A similar pair of vases is found at the Blue Room in the Chinese Pavilion at Drottningholm Royal Palace near Stockholm (Ake Setterwall, The Chinese Pavilion, 1972, p.157). The Chinese Pavilion is an exquisite monument to the passion for Chinese taste in Europe and includes great examples of porcelain. http://www.mallettantiques.com/