A pair of unusual Blanc-de-Chine Dehua buddhist lions joss-stick holders. Ming, ca. 1640
Each stick-holder in the form of a Buddhist lion with a tassel in its mouth attached to a brocade ball at its feet and with a gourd by its side forming the holder, seated on a rectangular hallow bamboo-framed base moulded with lotus, a budding branch, camellia and peach.
A large famille rose charger decorated with mandarin ducks and the eight Daoist Immortals. Yongzheng
Richly painted in the famille rose palette, the centre of the charger is decorated with two mandarin ducks surrounded by lotus enclosed by a fers-de-lance ; on the rim are the eight Daoist Immortals in choppy coastal seas.
A Chinese Dehua blanc-de-Chine “Dutch family’ group. Kangxi
Modeled as a family in western dress seated between a small table, in front of a cross, and a food dish, the family formally arranged with a pet dog and monkey seated either side of a potted plant.
A Chinese “The fowler” plate from the Hervouet Collection. Qianlong
The plate after a French silver form and decorated in the famille rose palette, features with a central reserve depicting two Europeans interacting on a terrace beneath the shadow of a tree. The gentleman, carrying a sword at his waist, holds a bird in his left hand and he approaches the other man who is […]
A Chinese armorial plate for the Belgian market (Mozzoni Frosconi – Proli). Qianlong
This plate is decorated in the famille rose enamels with the coat of arms of the Mozzoni and Frosconi families, with coupé au 1 de gueules à trois aigles d’argent couronné d’or, which is Mozzoni Frosconi : au 2 d’or à un chateau à deux tours de gueules coiffé d’un aigle bicéphale de sable couronné […]
A Chinese famille rose « landscape” plate. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette in the Chinese taste with a central richly detailed mountainous landscape within a foliate gilded cavetto and an elegant scrollwork rim border
A very fine Chinese powder blue coffee pot. Kangxi
A cone-shaped coffee pot, with a circular base that tapers towards the rim, an S-shaped spout and a curved handle attached to the side, with a cover of domed form surmounted by a pointed bid finial. It is covered in underglaze powder blue and decorated in overglaze gold with a continuous scene with two birds, […]
A Chinese famille rose “Romance of the Western Chamber” plate. Yongzheng
Richly decorated in the famille rose palette, the scene, running to the border of each plate, depicted a Chinese man on his horse fording a river while his heavily laden servant wades behind him.
A pair of Chinese parrots decorated in famille verte enamels. Kangxi
Naturalistically moulded in two halves, perched on a sancai pierced rock work base and with folded wings with plump bodies. The plumage of the parrots glazed with a vibrant emerald green enameling.
A Chinese armorial cup for the French market (Cossé-Brissac / Mancini-Mazarini). Qianlong
The cup decorated in the famille rose palette with a garland of flowers and the coat of the duc de Brissac, De sable à trois fasces d’or denchées par le bas, and Mancini-Mazarini, Ecartelé: aux 1 et 4 d’azur, à la hache d’armes d’argent, au milieu d’un faisceau d’or, lié d’argent, posé en pal, une […]