This vase is baluster form on pink ground, painted with foliate cartouches and floral sprays with meandering floral vines around the shoulder, neck and base. The lidded vase sits on carved gilt openwork base 1.5"H x 4.25"W. Tagged on the bottom of the vase 'Mr. Garland'. James A. Garland was a prominent New Yorker, the Vice-President of the First National Bank of New York and an organiser and builder of the Northern Pacific Railroad. He was a client of Duveen Brothers and a serious collector of tapestries, oriental jades and especially Chinese porcelain. The James A. Garland collection of Chinese porcelain was one of the largest and most comprehensive in the United States. It consisted of over a thousand Kangxi (1662-1722) period blue and white and coloured porcelains. The collection was on loan to the Metropolitan Museum until his death in 1902, when it was sold to the Duveen brothers for $500,000, who went on to sell it to J.P. Morgan. Measures 11.75"H x 4.5"W. Condition report: good condition, see photos. Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. For an instant guaranteed third party shipping quote through Quality Packing and Shipping visit: https://www.qualitypackship.com/abington-copy-1 or contact our other third party shippers.