Pair of Antique Chinese Qianlong Period Tobacco Leaf Gu-Form Vases

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Stunning pair of hand-painted, parcel-gilt, Qianlong Period, porcelain vases featuring a rare and desirable, tobacco leaf design embellished with blossoms, … Read more Stunning pair of hand-painted, parcel-gilt, Qianlong Period, porcelain vases featuring a rare and desirable, tobacco leaf design embellished with blossoms, acorns, peacocks, squirrels and snails. A pair of tobacco leaf pattern vases of this quality and condition are very rare to find and are highly sought after. Each large vase is richly enameled with the classic pattern in vivid famille rose colors heightened with parcel gilt around the top of the rims. Tobacco leaf is a beautiful pattern and is aesthetically very pleasing in modern home décor. There are many examples of 18th century tobacco leaf porcelain which brought large amounts of money in high-end auctions, such as Sotheby's.
China, circa 1775.

Tobacco Leaf, one of the most prized of Chinese Export patterns, was developed circa 1770, probably for the Portuguese and Brazilian markets - though examples have also been found in other European countries and in North America. The design shows the leaves of the flowering Nicotiana (Tobacco) plant. The joyous exuberance of the Tobacco Leaf pattern is undiminished by time.

Measurements: 20 1/2 inches Height x 10 1/2 inches Width See less