CHINA, CIRCA 1930-1950 - Lot 44

CHINA, CIRCA 1930-1950 Pair of baluster-shaped vases decorated in cloisonné enamel on copper with floral medallions featuring chrysanthemums and peonies resting on a red-brown background of foliage. (Enamel chips) A pair of baluster vases decorated in cloisonné enamels on copper with floral medallions of chrysanthemums and peonies on a reddish-brown background of foliage. (Enamel gaps) H 23 cm - H 9 in. PROVENANCE : Collection of Colonel René Boutteçon A career military officer, Colonel Boutteçon was sent to Vietnam as an Engineer Battalion Chief to supervise a number of French infrastructure projects. He spent 23 months in Vietnam, taking the opportunity to meet Vietnamese artists such as TRAN Phuc Duyen and Nguyen Tien Chun in Hanoi. On this occasion, he bought lacquerware and objets d'art from Vietnam and China, which he brought back to France.