A Chinese armorial plate for the French market (Mahé de la Bourdonnais). Qianlong
Of polylobé form, and décorâtes in underglaze blue with foliages on the rim. On the center of the plates, the coat of arms od Bertrand-François Mahé de la Bourdonnais, Gouverneur général des Mascareignes, de l’Île de France et de Bourbon, d’argent (ici d’azur), à deux haches d’armes adossées de gueules (ici d’argent), surmontées d’un croissant […]
A Chinese blue and white “hu” vase. Kangxi
Of pear shape, stoutly potted, with a slightly spreading neck, twin beast mask loop handles, standing on a flared foot, it is decorated in underglaze blue with yin yang symbols ; underneath, a blue band with cut-out leaf motifs and half flowers. The neck with the same band and with a ‘taotie’ masks on napkin […]
An unusual and fine blue ground bell-shaped wine cup with a dragon. Kangxi
Finely potted, of elegantly curving beaker form, the steep, gently flaring sides sweeping to an everted rim, all supported on a slightly splayed base, the exterior decorated with a writhing dragon, in the style of the second half of the 15th century, chasing the flaming pearl amongst fire scrolls, covered overall in a dark blue glaze.
Underglaze cobalt blue porcelain dish bearing the egret mark. Ming dynasty, Wanli
Thinly potted, this small dish has deep rounded sides, a narrow flat, upturned rim, and a low foot ring that slants slightly inwards. It is finely decorated in deep shades of underglaze cobalt blue. The centre shows two cranes standing on a rock beneath a pine tree and clouds, looking at a waterfall. The cavetto […]
A Chinese blue and white lighthouse “foxhunting” coffee pot. Qianlong
Decorated in underglaze blue, with an English foxhunting scene with pointers, in the style of James Seymour.
A pair of crabs and fish dishes. Kangxi
Decorated in underglaze blue, the centre with a crab, four fish and water weeds, the sides and rim with another four fish and water plants a double line around the rim.
An unusual Chinese blue and white domed cover and stand. First half of the 18th c.
A rare and very fine Chinese blue and white figural plate. Kangxi
Decorated in underglaze blue, depicting Guo Ziyi without armor, deterring an enemy riding on his horse with his attendant in a rocky landscape, the sky painted in a pale blue. The back of the plate with a lozenge in a double circle underglaze blue, one of the Eight Precious Symbols. symbol of victory and success.
A large Chinese blue and white “dragon and carp” dish. Kangxi
Painted in tones of cobalt blue with a large sinewy dragon thrusts its self up through crashing waves and chasing the flaming pearl. On the left a carp is mutating into a small dragon and leaps from the foaming sea. The border with crashing waves and prunus flower-heads, the back of the dish with a seal mark.
A Japanese Arita blue and white bottle. Edo, ca. 1660/1680
The square-section body decorated in underglaze blue with a bouquet of roses, figures with fans in a landscape, flowering chrysanthemum and a man carrying two buckets in a mountainous river landscape, the shoulder with stylised flowers and leafy tendrils, the neck with a silver mount.