13.25” Salamander Vase - Macau Chinese Porcelain

This listing is for the slightly smaller (the vase on the right) of these two unusual, large, ground-blue vases with salamander appliqués, decorative handles shaped like monkeys, and beautiful, hand-painted fronds and peonies. Each vase is for sale individually due Poshmark shipping weight limits. They cannot be bundled. Each is about 10 LBS. Like many VTG Chinese ceramic pairs, one is slightly smaller. See measurements in the photos. The vases are in excellent vintage condition. They have been used for flowers previously (there is some residue in the bottom). Around the inside of the rims, there are some little spots that appear to be from the manufacturing process. Please see the photos. There are no chips, cracks, “flea bites” or any such damage. Judging by the style and back stamp, these are likely H.F.P. Macau, vintage c. 1960. They both have a Qianlong Dynasty mark identical to many HFP pieces. (Courtesy caveat emptor: The dynastic mark on *all* Macau pottery is just honorific; it’s typical. No one should think it’s 200 years old🙂. Macau porcelain sold as “antique” or “from the Qianlong period” is inaccurately represented.) TAGS: chinoiserie, mcm, mid-century, Asian, Grandmillennial, Maximalist, mantelpiece, porcelain.