Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille Baluster Vases, 19th c., with everted rims, over applied Foo dog handles, the shoulders with applied salamanders, the sides with figural and landscape decoration, H.- 10 1/4 in., Dia.- 4 1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Sidney J. Mazarat III, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Condition consistent with age and use. Heavy wear to gilt on rims. An approximate 1 cm firing flaw crack on the side of one Foo dog. Two flea-size cracks across dog tails. Intermittent light wear throughout the figures, including three pea-size losses to the clothing on one example. Scattered minute black firing flaws through the white ground. A fascinating pair. ALL PROPERTY IS SOLD "AS IS." NO STATEMENT REGARDING CONDITION OF ANY ITEM, WHETHER IT IS MADE ORALLY AT THE AUCTION OR ANY OTHER TIME, OR IN WRITING IN THE CATALOGUE OR ELSEWHERE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY.