A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL FAMILLE VERTE CANTON PALACE VASES, QING DYNASTY China, 19th century. The baluster sides surmounted by a trumpet neck with wavy rim, applied with double gilt lion-cub handles and pairs of chilong on the shoulders, finely painted in bright enamels and gilt with shaped panels depicting court and nature scenes against a ground of scrolling vines and peony blossoms. Provenance: From a German private collection. Condition: Superb original condition with no restorations, hairlines, or cracks whatsoever. Wear to gilt, each vase with one small loss to one claw of one dragon, both with minor frits to relief applications. One of the hardwood bases with chips and losses, both bases with natural age cracks. Weight: ca. 46 kg (the pair, excl. stands) Dimensions: Height 89 cm (each) Each vase with a matching, finely carved hardwood openwork base, most likely from the period. (4) Expert's note: A pair of very large Famille Verte vases such as the present lot, in well-preserved condition with enamels and gilding still so crisp and fresh, and with matching bases, must be considered as extremely rare. Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related single Canton vase, also dated to the 19th century but of smaller size (81 cm high), at Christie's Amsterdam in Asian Ceramics and Works of Art on 24 May 2006, lot 346, sold for EUR 9,000 (for a single vase). Compare a related pair of Canton vases, also dated to the 19th century but of smaller size (62.3 cm high) but with pink scroll handles, at Christie's New York, in Mandarin & Menagerie: The Sowell Collection and Chinese Export Art From Various Owners, on 26 January 2015, lot 195, sold for USD 27,500 (for a pair). Compare a closely related pair (90 cm high) dated to the Daoguang period, at Bonhams Hong Kong, in Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings, on 26 November 2007, lot 5, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 300,000-400,000. 清代一對廣東琺琅彩開光鎏金子母獅耳觀音尊 中國, 十九世紀。侈口，頸部較長，削肩，肩下弧線內收，淺圈足，瓶體修長，線條流暢。外壁開光描繪宮廷、自然風光與纏枝牡丹紋。鎏金雙耳為子母獅戲珠。 來源：德國私人收藏。 品相：極好的原始狀態，沒有任何修復、細紋或裂縫。 鎏金磨損，每個花瓶的小龍爪都有一個小缺損。兩個瓶子浮雕處都有輕微的熔塊。一個硬木底座有小磕損，兩種底座都有自然老化裂紋。 重量：約 46 公斤(一對，不含底座) 尺寸：高 89 厘米 (每件) 每個花瓶都有一個匹配的、精雕細琢的硬木鏤空底座，很可能來自那個時期。(4) 專家注釋：像本拍品這樣的一對大型硬彩花瓶，保存完好，琺瑯和鍍金仍然如此清晰，搭配底座，是極為罕見的。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件十九世紀廣東琺琅瓶，尺寸稍小 (高81 厘米)，見阿姆斯特丹佳士得Asian Ceramics and Works of Art 2006年5月 24日 lot 346, 售價EUR 9,000 (一個瓶子)；比較另一件十九世紀但尺寸稍小 (高62.3 厘米) ，粉色釉耳，見紐約佳士得 Mandarin & Menagerie: The Sowell Collection and Chinese Export Art From Various Owners 2015年1月26日 lot 195, 售價USD 27,500 (一對)；比較一對 (90 厘米 高) 道光朝的瓶子，見香港邦翰思 Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings 2007年11月 26日 lot 5, 估價HKD 300,000-400,000。