TWO PORCELAIN WALL VASES 'Landscape' wall vase Republic period;'Bird and flower' wall vase mid-20th century (2)PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNERTWO PORCELAIN WALL VASES'Landscape' wall vase: Republic period;'Bird and flower' wall vase: mid-20th centuryComprising a compressed baluster-form wall vase with a spreading foot, broad body, and waisted neck, the shoulders molded with a pair of beast-head mock handles, the principal side centered by a shaped cartouche enclosing a landscape dominated by blue and green mountains and boulders, all against a turquoise-enameled ground densely textured with tiny bosses and accented with gilt-painted floral details in relief, the base with a reserved square enclosing an apocryphal four-character Qianlong seal mark in iron red, the reverse enameled turquoise and with a recessed notch for suspension; and a 'clair de lune'-glazed baluster-form wall vase, the body painted in overglaze enamels with bird perched on blossoming prunus branches, the neck with a poetic inscription in overglaze black enamel, the reverse with a recessed notch and four pierced apertures for suspension. 4 3/4in (12cm); 6 3/4in (17.1cm) high (2).Provenance:Sara Fredericks (1903-1986), likely acquired in the 1960s in New York, thence by descentSara Fredericks (1903-1986) was a socialite and premier retailer who specialized in luxury women's apparel. She was friends with top fashion designers including James Galanos, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, and Hubert de Givenchy, and her company, Sara Fredericks Salon Shops, carried clothes by these designers as well as by Chanel, Chloe, and other iconic brands. The company had locations in Miami, Palm Beach, Sarasota, New York City, and Boston.