A pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white baluster vases with domed covers surmounted by guardian lion finials in the Kangxi manner, but late Qing dynasty, painted in rich tones of underglaze blue with a pair of sinuous dragons disputing flaming pearls amongst stylised flames and clouds over a continuous band of rolling waves, each base with four-character Kangxi mark, 24 cm high to/w a 19th century Chinese cylindrical sleeve vase also painted in underglaze blue with dragons, chrysanthemum, peony and prunus with ruyi banding at the everted rim, the base with four character Kangxi mark, 14.5 cm high (3)