A Pair of Gilt Decorated Blue Glazed Porcelain Stem Bowls and Covers 19TH CENTURY each bowl is potted with rounded sides flaring to the mouth rims, the exterior enamelled in blue and further embellished with applied gilt medallions to depict floral scrolls, birds perched on branches and shou characters between a keyfret band and a row of lappets around the base encircling the tall splayed cylindrical foot, applied with four gilt highlighted loop handles and a pair of metal handles, the cover decorated en suite and surmounted by a gilt fu lion-form handle, the interiors of bowl and cylindrical stem foot covered with a transparent glaze. Height 6 1/2 inches.

Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection