Pair of vintage Canton porcelain vases, 1950

A pair of large Canton porcelain vases, or potiches, with polychrome decorations of court or palatine scenes, with figures in traditional dress, birds and flowers. Each vase features alternating cartouches, with a cartouche depicting either dignitaries at a banquet, or company ladies, some holding a fan, followed by a cartouche decorated with birds on their branches, butterflies, foliage and flowers. On the top of the neck, these scenes and decorations are repeated with a slight nuance. Each vase rests on a round, turned and blackened wooden base. Made circa 1950. Reference : 304616