20th century, polychrome on porcelain, vases mounted as lamps and fixed to carved wooden bases, one is decorated with the immortal Ma Gu riding a deer and holding the peach of longevity attended by a maiden carrying her usual attribute of flowers, the other vase with a decoration of court ladies engaged in the traditional noble leisure arts, on the reverse of both lamps are calligraphy verses, one with a red seal at the end of the verse, vases depicting Ma Gu were traditionally given as a gift to express wishes for longevity, note the decoration and calligraphy on the two vases are slightly different in style and suggest they are a matched pair not by the same hand, with silk lamp shades.

HOA: 35.5 in. (each)

Collection of Dianne Lapkin, Richmond, VA

There is gilding loss to handles on both; the metal lamp top mount show some wear and minor loss; some minor enamel loss and some firing flaws; some repair to handles and around mouth of vase where attached to mount; polychrome colors remain clear and in good condition for the age.

$400 - 600