A GROUP OF FIVE OLD PARIS PARCEL GILT AND POLYCHROME PAINTED BLUE GROUND PORCELAIN WARES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, comprising a large baluster form vase with applied gilt leafy entwined stem handles, flanking a floral painted oval reserve beneath a neck with gilt foliate decoration, raised on a gilt banded foot, impressed "111," height: 16 3/4"; a baluster form vase with fanned scalloped rim above a scrolling foliate modeled neck flanked by foliate loop handles and applied magenta ground butterflies, centering a hand painted floral bouquet, over a parcel gilt blue ground oval base, impressed "22013," height: 12"; a baluster form vase with gilt scrolled handles and neck, the body with shaped periwinkle blue ground panels with diapered details, dividing rectangular panels enclosing trailing flowers, raised on a gilt socle canted cornered plinth with scrolled feet, height: 9 1/2"; a small waisted vase with scalloped shell rim and foot with gilt highlights throughout, impressed "90," height: 5 1/4"; and a figural dressing table mirror, the base with a figure of a young man in breeches, chemise and jacket, wearing a hat, sitting upon a stump on oval base, supporting a gilt metal foliate scroll standard fitted with shell and scroll bordered oval mirror with applied and painted floral decoration, painted blue painted mark on underside, "44," height: 15".

Overall good condition, with rubbed areas of gilding throughout, neck of large vase repaired, bottom edges of butterflies of second vase repaired and regilt, head of mirror base figure reattached.

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