An unusual Chinese famille verte teapot. Kangxi
The teapot is decorated in the famille verte palette, with flower sprigs done in underglaze blue iron red and green enamels. The spout, handle and decorative pattern in relief on the body of this very unusual teapot are modeled as ropes, painted in aubergine enamels.
A very fine pair of biscuit Buddhist lions. China, Kangxi
The Buddhist lions are decorated in famille verte enamels on the biscuit, each seated on a large plinth. The male lion has a brocade ball at its feet, while the female lion is accompanied by a lion cub. Both lions have stick holders on their backs.
A very fine Chinese famille rose European subject plate. Qianlong
The plate decorated in the famille rose palette, with a central mythological medallion after the print “Femme nue et satyre” of the French artist Claude Duflos père (1665-1727). In a landscape, sitting at the foot of a flat hill beneath a tree is depicted a bearded satyr to whom a young woman is refusing his […]
A Chinese armorial blog dish for the French / Italian market (Guérin de Tencin).Qianlong
Decorated in rouge-de-fer and gilt, with four sprays of flowers, spearheads, and at the center, the coat-of-arms of the Guérin de Tencin family enclosed within an Italian-style shield, d’or, au laurier de sinople, au chef de gueules, chargé d’une étoile (ici besabt) d’or côtoyée de deux besants de même,(here represented as a besant) . Above the […]
An unusual Chinese famille rose European-subject tea bowl. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, enamelled in fine detail with a large roundel depicting two ladies seated in an interior, being offered a dish of fruit by a gentleman in a blue frock-coat, the remaining fruit in a basket on a table beside them together with a large serving spoon.
A blanc-de-chine censer with the impressed mark Chenghua. Kangxi
Well potted on a splayed foot, the compressed globular body rising to an everted rim, flanked at the sides with a pair of lion head finials, under a thick glaze, the base impressed with an impressed mark Chenghua.
A chinese famille rose tray for the Iberian market. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, inspired by italian porcelain and decorated with large floral arabesques and strapwork panelling.
An unusual and large Chinese blue and white reticulated food warmer. Qianlong
Of oval form, with a flat base, the bottom unglazed, and similar flat, with a reticulated top ; the front with a rectangular opening. It is decorated in underglaze blue with flowers sprays and bouquets in oval panels with a cockerel on the left, and a “Fitzhugh” border around the rim.
A Chinese famille verte dish from the Dresden collection. Kangxi
Decorated in famille verte enamels with a lady holding a fan and a boy in a rocky garden with a fence. The left of the background is decorated with the roof of a pavilion in clouds and a moon. The rim is painted with four cartouches reserved on a ground with lotus flowers and scrolls. […]
A Chinese armorial sauceboat for the French market. Qianlong
After a silver form,, with the coat-of-arms of the third marquis de la Plesnoye, Charles de la Fons, D’argent, à trois hures de sanglier de sable and Anne-Elisabeth d’Espinoy, d’Azur à trois besants d’or, rangés en bande.