A Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Jardinieres with Under Trays

Qianlong period (1736-95), porcelain octagonal shaped jardinieres with under trays, hand painted in famille rose palette with birds and flowers against a white ground, light blue key motif to rim of both the jardinieres and under trays, turquoise blue glaze to interior of jardinieres and under trays, both marked to underside with six character Qianlong mark in iron red.

Each with tray 7 1/2 x 9 x 8 in.

From the Historic Collection of Limestone University, Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone College, now Limestone University, was founded in 1845 in Gaffney, South Carolina, by English-born Baptist minister Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son William. Originally established as the Limestone Springs Female High School, it was among the first women’s colleges in the nation and the very first in the state. The institution found its early roots in a former resort hotel near healing springs, later struggling due to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It revived in 1881 as the Cooper‑Limestone Institute, thanks to benefaction from industrialist Peter Cooper, and adopted the name Limestone College.

A few small nicks and one small chip to rim and underside of one jardiniere and a few nicks to rim of tray; the other jardiniere with break and repair with associated nicks and small loss to rim, hairline with associated fleabites running from middle of interior to base of exterior, and a few small chips to tray; both with areas of gilt loss to rims.