A Chinese porcelain blue and white double gourd vase and cover probably 18th / early 19th century, potted with two distinct bulbs and elongated, slightly flared neck with domed, stopper-style cover, painted with a pair of phoenix in flight amidst stylised clouds, the smaller bulb above with gnarled prunus and pine trees below a floral and diaper decorated neck, the two gourds divided by a wavy girdle, over a basal band of floral reserves on a keywork ground, six character mark to base, 14in. (35.5cm.) high, neck and cover a/f.
*Condition: Cover with glued repair, glued repair to upper neck and small chip to rim, a patch of heavy abrasion to glaze to lower neck. A few small frits to edge of base.