A pair of Chinese mid Qing Dynasty famille rose chi-dragon vases with handles, the pear-shaped body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted cylindrical neck with a galleried rim, flanked by a pair of gilt-decorated archaistic handles, the body brightly depicting stylised lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy scrolls, all divided by ruyi head and keyfret bands, encircled at the rim and the foot with bands of foliate motifs, iron red a six-character Qianlong seal mark to the base, height 32 cm, diameter 16.5 cm