Pair of Famille Verte Covered Jars

Description:

Pair of Famille Verte Covered Jars, China, 19th/20th century, baluster form, decorated with a single floral arrangement within heart-shaped cartouches, smaller quatrefoil and leaf-shaped cartouches depicting scholar's objects and a landscape scene, on a green-glazed ground decorated with butterflies and peonies, double ring mark on base, overall ht. 18 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

lid of one jar has been repaired, the other with rim chips, surface scratches and an area of enamel loss to one jar.


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