A Canton Rose Medallion Vase with applied decoration


19th centuryPotted with a scalloped rim, handles in the shape of facing fu-lions applied on the waisted neck and pairs of dragons rising along the shoulder, all picked out in gilt that also forms the background to bands of brightly painted flowers, leaves and butterflies framing rectangular reserves of figures in alternation with flowers and birds around the tall body (hairline cracks to neck).24in (61cm) high