Set comprising a water pipe and two plates in blue and white - Lot 53

Set comprising a water pipe and two plates in blue and white porcelain, China for Vietnam, 19th century - White porcelain water pipe decorated in underglaze blue with a bird on a flowering branch, illustrated with a poem. Brass or paktong mounts. Mark tho, 寿, in blue under the base. H.: 11 cm; - white porcelain plate decorated in blue underglaze with two horses, one tied to a tree, and illustrated with a poem. Mark nôi phu 內府 "inner palace", in blue under the base. Metal rim. Diam: 17 cm; - white porcelain plate decorated in underglaze blue with two figures on a sampan amidst mountains, illustrated with a poem. Mark Ngoan Ngoc, 玩玉, "bibelot de jade" in blue under the base. Diameter: 14.7 cm; chips, cracks.