Light
Category
Ceramics
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Ceramic and textile
Measurements
46 cm (H)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1440684.2
Summary
[Salvaged] One of a pair of Chinese famille verte baluster vases, enamelled with dragons and flowers on ormolu scrolling foliage plinths. Mounted as electric lights, originally oil lamps.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey, in the Study, page 16. Item on loan to Clandon Park from Polesden Lacey in March 2000.