A Chinese blue and white Hu vase, paired with bamboo-shaped handles, late Qing, H 51 cmA Chinese blue and white Hu vase, decorated with interchanging bands, the central band with lotus and peony blossoms amid leafy tendrils, the foot rim with stylised Shou-signs and lotus buds, raised on a ring with key-fret pattern, the shoulder features two bands of crashing waves, below a band with lotus scrolls, the neck with roundels enclosing a pair of butterflies, the neck topped off with a band of upright leaves, paired with bamboo-shaped handles, late 19thC/ early 20thC, H 51 cm