Frankfurt lidded vase with Chinoiserie faience, light paste blue glaze. Octagonal baluster shape with body divided by vertical mouldings, short neck, bell-shaped lid. Rich, almost all-over, multi-figure scenic decoration painted in light cobalt blue with Chinese figures in a landscape, the foot and shoulder decorated with hangings and leaves. Lid probably added or restored; h. 40 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. A large German blue and white faience chinoiserie vase and cover. Light blue glaze. Cover possibly replaced or restored. Frankfurt am Main. Circa 1680-1700.