A Group of Three Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Blue and White Vases

Kangxi period (1662-1722), porcelain hand-painted in underglaze blue, includes two vases with gold mythical beast head handles, the tallest with suspending rings, and a smaller jar, all decorated with elongated noble ladies, one vase with Artemisia leaf mark to the underside.

Shortest 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. diameter; medium 6 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. diameter; tallest 7 x 3 in. diameter

From the collection of Alice Sophie Everts (von Groening) (1890-1990) and husband Dirk Everts (1890-1928), and by family descent
Acquired in the 1920s by Dirk Everts while in the service of the Dutch government in Hong Kong. The collection was subsequently brought to the Netherlands, where it remained in the Everts family and survived the years of Nazi occupation. Thence by family descent.

Nick to foot rim of shortest vase; the taller dual handled vase with loss to rim, nicks to foot rim, restoration visible to interior at rim, gilt rubbing and possible gilt touchups to handles; the shorter dual handled vase with chip and old adhesive residue to rim, fleabite to one handle.