TWO BLANC-DE-CHINE VASES 17th century Each of baluster form, with a gently tapered body, one decorated with elephant-head handles below two stepped bands to the shoulder; the other with lion-head handles, the body applied to one side with elegant branches of flowering prunus and a swirling floral border applied across the shoulders. The largest: 22cm (8 5/8in) high. Footnotes: 十七世紀 德化窯瓶兩件 Provenance: Acquired from Christie's, 2006 (the prunus vase)(collector's notes) Acquired from R ＆ G McPherson Antiques, London (the elephant vase)(dealer's hand-written note) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Living at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 4, n.p., 2023, p.307 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing