A pair of Qianlong Chinese export silver gilt filigree vases and covers, unmarked, late 18th century, with ball finials to the domed covers, ogee vase shape and on spreading foot, decorated overall with filigree flowers and foliage and a central band of quatrefoils, all on a tight scroll net-like ground, 20cm (8in) high, 597g (19.2 oz) A very similar pair of silver filigree vases on plain circular stands were sold at Christie's, London, 10th June 2008, lot 174. A single vase, cover and stand was sold at Christie's, London, 10th June 2010, lot 200 and was included in an article The Art of Filigree by Adrien von Ferscht on his website Meta-Museum: Chinese Export Silver on Monday, 17th September 2012. A number of similarly worked pieces are illustrated in 'Silver Wonders from the East: Filigree of the Tsars', the catalogue of the 2006 exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam.