A large and mirrored pair of Chinese gilded famille rose Comressed vases, late 19th/early 20th century, with four large roundels painted with phoenix and five-clawed dragon to the centre set amongst flames and clouds, each decorated on a bright yellow background with vibrant enamels to the exterior, the phoenix and dragon together, symbolic for harmony in marriage, the rim with a multi-coloured key-fret border, with gourds and flowers and scrolling vine, with matching wooden stands, the vase 36.5 cm, the wooden base 31 cm high. Provenance: Purchased from lady Monahan's collection, McCann's Auctions, Monday 24th May, 1982., the lady Monahan collection was collected over the period 1955-1974