A Matched Pair of Chinese Porcelain Cabbage Leaf Lamps

Republic period (1912-1949), includes one vase and one ginger jar with inset cover, both hand painted in the vibrant cabbage leaf pattern with colorful butterflies and insects, the vase and jar are drilled and set as lamps with a single lightbulb fitting to each, fitted in carved wooden bases, presented with silk lampshades, and each with carved circular hardstone finials.

32 1/2 in., 16 1/2 in. diameter; Vase only 14 in.; 29 1/2 in., 18 in. diameter; Jar only 11in.

From a Private Collection, Frankfort, Kentucky

Good estate condition; vessels drilled and fitted as lamps; vessels not examined outside of the lamp mounts; lamps not tested.