A pair of early Meissen Beaker Vases, the porcelain circa  1720-25. Photo Sotheby's

of cylindrical form with twin lion mask handles, moulded with broad acanthus and bell flower borders, each with two large shaped cartouches painted in Augsburg, probably by Elizabeth Wald, with brightly coloured Chinoiseries scenes of figures selling and drinking tea within burnished gold borders (some chips); 14cm, 5 1/2 in high - Estimate 12,000-18,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: With Lucaks-Donath, Rome, March 2000

Sotheby's. The Collection of Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla, Londres | 14 mars 2012