A pair of Chinese parcel lacquered ‘Makara’ pewter wine ewers and covers Qing dynasty, 19th century Each rising from a high spreading foot to a bulbous body and waisted neck, flanked by long slender spout issuing from the mouth of mythical beast joint to the neck with a makara, a curved long handle to the other side terminating in a ruyi head, atop with a Buddhist lion dog to the top of the cover, Xinyongxing mark to base, 40cm high (2). 清十九世紀 錫局部漆紅摩羯魚紋酒壺一對，「新永興」款

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