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.
The Alfonso Cumberbatch vases. China, Yongzheng period
Of baluster form, each shaped panel finely enameled with figures at leisure on a pavilion terrace, alternating with butterflies in flight and birds perching on entwined flowering branches, reserved on a blue cell-pattern ground with gilt flower-heads, between ruyi bands at the shoulder and foot with flower sprays on a dense scroll ground, the neck […]
A Chinese armorial tea set for the French Market (Alexandre de La Motte-Baracé). China, Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat-of-arms of La Motte-Baracé, D’argent au lion de sable, cantonné de quatre merlettes de même (which is Fougerolles), chargé en cœur d’un écusson d’argent à la fasce de gueules, fleurdelisée de six pièces (which is Lamotte). Maltese cross and coat-of-arms supported by two lions.
An unusual and massive rouge-de-fer and gilt charger with figures. Kangxi
Decorated in rouge-de-fer and gilt, the central panel decpiting figures with luxurious garments drinking tea around a table in an outdoor terrace beside a balcony with seats, rock works and a pine. The cavetto with four cartouches reserved on a diaper ground and the everted rim with four vignettes with Chinese ladies reserved on a […]
A famille rose masonic armorial shaped platter for the English market. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, the center with the arms of Devan (or Deven) in a rococo cartouche, Chequy or and azure a fess gules, impaling Hellord (or Highlord), Sable a bend counter flory argent. The crest sod Devan should be A lion rampant argent ducally gorged or (here painted sable and ducally gorged). On […]
A Chinese famille rose / noire tea bowl and saucer. Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose / noire palette, with cartouches of peonies.
A blanc-de-chine group depicting Tudi. China, Kangxi
The group depicts Tudi seated on a throne between two attendants, one holding a tablet, with the inscription zhaocai ‘bringing money’, on a demi-lune base, moulded with a flowerhead and leaves issuing from rockwork, covered in a cream glaze.
A famille rose “Chinese figures” tureen for Philibert Orry, contrôleur général des finances. Yongzheng
The terrine oval shaped and decorated in the famille rose palette, with wading birds on the body, handles in the shape of Chinese figures, fruit terraces on the cover, and the lid in the shape of an artichoke .
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 very large Chinese famille rose and “encre-de-chine” charger. Yongzheng/Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette and grisaille (encre-de-chine), a Chinese landscape to the center, including a pagoda, the rim with an unusual border having reserves of landscapes in grisaille.