A Chinese imari plate decorated with three carps. Kangxi period.
Decorated in iron red on underglazed blue, with three carps in a double encirclement and surrounded by foliaged flowers. On the rim, sea plants.
A Chinese famille rose “quail” dish. Yongzheng period.
Decorated in famille rose enamels, the center with two quails amongst peonies and rocks, the rim with a cell-diaper on the rim. The decoration with two quails (anchun) means « double peace » (shuang’an).
A Chinese famille verte plate decorated with carps. Kangxi period.
Decorated in translucide famille verte enamels, with three carps in a double encirclement and surrounded by foliaged flowers. On the rim, four carps alternating with flowers and sea plants.
A Chinese famille rose plate decorated with a bird. Yongzheng period.
The center scene with a bird amongst peonies. On the rim, sprays of flowers.
A Chinese famille rose plate decorated with two confronting cockerels. Yongzheng period.
The everted rims painted in coloured enamels and iron-red, the centre with two confronting cockerels, beside blue enamel rockwork with emerging peony blooms. A butterfly flying above the centrale scene, all within a double ring medallion ; the border with continuous peony, prunus, lotus and chrysanthemum bloom.
A Chinese moulded pumkin shaped teapot. Kangxi period.
Painted in the traditional imari palette, with a design representing butterflies and floral motifs.
A pair of Chinese export armorial plates for the English market (Tash). Qianlong period.
Decorated in iron-red and gilt with the arms of Tash beneath a well-painted greyhound crest, an acanthus vine border on the well and the rim with stylized chain. The arms of Tash of London, Per pale, or and gules a chevron between three cinquefoils counterchanged ; on a chief per pale of the second and first two […]
A Chinese famille rose tea bowl decorated with a lady dancing. Yongzheng period.
Very fine eggshell tea bowl and his saucer decorated in famille rose palette enamels and gilt, with a figure of a chinese lady dancing in domestic interior. The sleeves of the dress are aubergine and the girdle is canary-yellow. The railings of the terrace are enameled in rose, as also are the tree branches beyond […]
A large Chinese famille rose “lotus” dish. Qianlong period.
Decorated famille rose enamels, with ruby-pink and gold, with narrow band and stylized leaf springs at the rim, hibiscus spray within a central roundel encircled by radiating lotus petals.
A large Chinese famille rose dish painted with flowers. Yongzheng period, Chenghua mark.
Enameled in the Chinese taste in opaque enamels of the famille rose (Fencai) palette in natural colors, the center with branches of camellia and prunus, anemone, peonies and bindweed sprays on the rim ; the reverse with the Chenghua mark.