Pair of 19th Century Chinese porcelain hat stands, potted in cylindrical straight tall body, with flat base and opening, each panel pierced with crisscrossed Quatre-foil ruyi shaped flori-form petal openings. Both exterior decorated with 'Shuangxi' gilt over glazed character, The Double Happiness. The drawing was superb contrasting the cobalt blue background. Auspicious patterned ribbons banded on the upper rim and foot base. The composition is sophisticated and the colors are a feast for the eye and The clay is very fine, with a brilliant finish that was applied by a meticulous glaze hand, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct.The under base bear a reign mark, a six underglazed blue seal script characters reign mark, Made in The Years of Daoguang Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.s. Measurements: Height (each): 10 7/8" Diameter (each): 4 7/8" LOT NOTES:The Double Happiness (shuangxi), sometimes translated as Double Happy, is a Chinese traditional ornament design, commonly used as a decoration and symbol of marriage. Double Happiness is a ligature, composed of two copies of the Chinese characters (About this sound xi) literally meaning joy, compressed to assume the square shape of a standard Chinese character. Typically the character is written in Chinese calligraphy, and frequently appears on traditional decorative items, associated with marriage. Double happiness symbol also often found all over the wedding ceremony, as well as on gift items given to the bride and groom. The character surrounded with four seasons blooms flowers including peonies, chrysanthemums, lotus, plum, and interspersed with scrolling tendril, vines. All reserved in a hand painting in a cobalt blue under-glazed color. Flowers of the Four Seasons: In the Chinese culture, specific flowers represent the seasons. winter: Plum Blossom, Spring: Peony, Summer: Lotus, Fall: Chrysanthemum. The Four seasons blooms flower meaning is a symbol of joy and a wish for peaceful retirement, the fruit of happiness for its red color and is a symbol of plentiful offspring for its many seed For High Resolution Images, please use this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nistxgdbviiy9am/AABXVKFL_ENax6zAu6onsaLga?dl=0