PAIR CHINESE CERAMIC HAWTHORNE PATTERN GINGER JARS: The Qing Dynasty, 19th c., baluster shaped ginger jars with their original lids are glazed in the ‘Hawthorne’ pattern with white plum blossoms reserved upon a blue ground; both have been mounted as lamps. Total height 29"h; Height of vases with their wood bases: 15".
PROVENANCE: From the mass international collection of the living estate of a former Executive for Levi Strauss International, who traveled the world for the firm buying and shipping denim before retirement and as a Broker of Real Estate in San Francisco, Maine and Florida. He received a B.A. from the University of Omaha, and remains a lead Donor of their Alumni Association today; he earned his Master’s Degree at Ohio State where he served on the Dean’s Staff. He was a Vice-President, 3-term President and still Serves on the Board of Directors for the Lee Memorial Auxiliary. He is a Director on the Board for the Fort Myers Community Concert Association and Sponsor of Southwest Florida Symphony. He is also the Benefactor of Healthcare Educational and Endowment Grants - with a specific generosity for patients of HIV/AIDS, healthcare workers, & of volunteers for the sick and under-privileged.

Aside from being drilled as lamps, both appear free of chips, cracks and repairs.