PAIR OF MONUMENTAL FAMILLE ROSE WUSHUANGPU FLOOR VASES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

PAIR OF MONUMENTAL FAMILLE ROSE 'WUSHUANGPU' FLOOR VASES QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 粉彩無雙譜紋落地大瓶 帶木座（一對） each of baluster form with flared mouth and applied stylised chi dragon handles, decorated with calligraphic panels and notable figures depicted in landscapes, gardens, and pavilions taken from Wushuangpu, each on a cubic oak plinth carved with foliate motifs (127cm high each; 167cm high with stand) Provenance: From the contents of Lowood House, Melrose, Scotland. Sitting by the banks of the River Tweed near Melrose, Lowood has been the home of the Hamilton family since 1947 and the eclectic and fantastic collection offered on 6 October 2021 at Lyon and Turnbull was amassed over the past two centuries by two Scottish lowland families: the Crum Ewings and the Hamiltons. Note: Compare to a pair of large 'Wushuangpu' vases, similar in size, dated to Qing dynasty 19th century, sold at Christie's London, 11 Nov 2015, lot 723