Collection of three Frankfurt lidded vases with chinoiserie faience. Ovoid and hexagonal ribbed form with short cylindrical neck or octagonal baluster shape, the lids round or octagonal. Rich, full-surface fire decoration in cobalt blue. The ovoid vase with body divided by cross bands and field decoration of Chinese figures in landscapes, floral motifs on the shoulder; the other two vases with surrounding landscapes enlivened by figures. One old cover added and rest.; the octagonal baluster vase with line mark "I I I". H. 28 cm-32 cm. Cf. exhibition cat. "Frankfurter Fayencen aus der Zeit des Barock", Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main 1988/89, no. 122-23 (comparable ovoid vase). Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. A collection of three German blue and white faience vases and covers. One old cover replaced and restored. The octagonal baluster-shaped vase marked. Frankfurt am Main. Circa 1680-1700.