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Overview
A vintage Chinese porcelain baluster vase with a white glaze and colorful painted flowers. The front shows a basket overflowing with peonies and other blossoms in pink, cream, yellow and orange, with green leaves and branches of smaller flowers rising up the shoulder. The back has a climbing vine with blue-green stems, orange curls and clusters of pink and cream berries, and orange C-scrolls frame the flared foot. The rounded shoulders taper to a short neck with a gold-lined rolled rim. It suits a mantel, sideboard, bookshelf or china cabinet.
Background
Painted porcelain vases like this have long been made in China for export and home decor. The base is marked "MADE IN CHINA" in red, with a painted number "19", and there is a round hole in the center of the base. It weighs about 2 lb 12 oz.
Condition
Good vintage condition with no chips or cracks. The colors are bright and the gold rim shows only light wear. There is a small rough white spot in the glaze on the shoulder beside the neck, and the unglazed foot rim has brown marks from use. Please see all photos.
Dimensions & Weight
The vase is 12 inches high and about 6 inches wide at the shoulder (H x W x D: 12 x 6 x 6 inches). The mouth is 2.5 inches across. It weighs about 2 lb 12 oz.
Shipping
Free standard shipping within the US, packed securely.
SKU BA-1385
