A pair of Chinese famille rose 'qilin Song Zi and playing children' vases mounted as lamps, 19th C.

H 69 cm (incl the mounts)

The vases enamelled with boys at play in a garden and figures riding on a mythical beast (qilin) surrounded by boys playing musical instruments and holding a canopy depicting the auspicious scene of 'qilin delivering another worthy son'.

Condition:
- One in very good condition, one with a restored crack running down from the rim.