Vintage Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Jardinieres —
Matching Pair
Offered for sale is a beautiful matching pair of vintage
Chinese porcelain jardinieres featuring vibrant polychrome enamel decoration
against a dramatic glossy black ground.
Each jardiniere displays an elaborate botanical composition
incorporating colorful gourds, butterflies, flowering vines, blossoms, and
scrolling foliage.
The rich enamel palette includes turquoise green, rose pink,
yellow, orange, blue, and white. A broad pink floral-scroll border encircles
the upper rim, while a colorful geometric border decorates the lower portion of
each vessel.
Both jardinieres bear iron-red Chinese seal-style marks on
their undersides.
Origin and Dating
Chinese porcelain, probably early to mid-20th century, circa
1920–1960, decorated in the famille-noire tradition with famille-rose-style
enamels.
The precise date of manufacture has not been independently
authenticated.
Dimensions and Weight — Each Jardiniere
Combined weight: 12 lb 12 oz, excluding packaging.
These substantial decorative porcelain jardinieres are
particularly attractive as a matching pair and would display beautifully on a
mantel, console, sideboard, or pedestals.
Sold as a matching pair. Both jardinieres are included.