A large reticulated iron-red and gilt dish with the Johanneum inventory mark. Kangxi
The shallow round dish, with pierced wall, is decorated with an iron-red and gold Southern Chinese Garden setting comprising balustrades and walls, a banana tree in front of a Taihu decorative rock with holes in it, a flowering magnolia tree and pots with orchids and miniature landscapes on stands.A honeycomb patterned band filled with flowers […]
A massive famille rose Romance of the Western Chamber punch bowl. Yongzheng
Of massive form, the deep U-shaped sides very finely painted in very colorful famille rose enamels including shades of yellow, turquoise, pink, strong blue, lavender, yellow, bianco sopra bianco, pink, green and black. The exterior of the punch bowl is painted with a continuous frieze of large figures and depicts two episodes of the Romance of the Western […]
A Chinese cup for the French market (Souchet, secrétaire du roi). Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Octavien Souchet d’Alvimart, Argent, a chevron azure between three martlets sable, supported by two greyhounds collared gules.
A large yellow diaper “The Doctors Visit to the Emperor” dish. Qianlong
Boldly enameled in colors at the center with the well-known scene after Cornelis Pronk depicting three somewhat ‘chinoiserie’ figures in long robes seated at a low table bearing a large blue and white lobed-rim dish possibly of ‘kraak’ inspiration, a fourth figure gesturing beneath a fine flowering branch and a peacock perched on a fence […]
A famille rose ‘Pronk Dame au Parasol’ dish. Qianlong
Painted in bright enamels with a an elegant lady standing under a parasol held by an attendant, the lady holding out a hand to four separate species of marsh birds, three walking on the bank before them, and a fourth, partially submerged with only tail feathers visible, feeding in the marsh behind, the four species […]
Unrecorded Chinese armorial tea set for the French market (Boudin de Tromelin). Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with garlands of flowers and the coat of arms of the Boudin de Tromelin, de sable à une épée d’argent mise en pal, la pointe en haut, surmontée de deux étoiles d’or.
A massive Chinese armorial charger made for the Right Honourable Spencer Compton, Speaker of the House of Commons
Encircled by sinuous writhing dragons, leaping carp and other auspicious symbols of Chinese mythology, with a bold European coat of arms in baroque style which fills the centre, this magnificent charger decorated in Kangxi famille verte enamels is from perhaps the most visually dramatic of the first twenty armorial services made for the British market […]
A rare square “flowers of the four seasons” brush pot. Kangxi
Of square form, decorated in famille verte enamels on the biscuit, the sides penciled in black with flowers of the four seasons including chrysanthemum, prunus, lotus and peony in green ground panels within recessed aubergine borders outlined in black, the corners picked out in yellow between green bands around the rim and base and the […]
A large Chinese famille rose dish with Dongfang Shuo. Yongzheng
The center painted in vibrant rose enamels with a figure of the smiling bearded sage, Dongfang Shuo, holding a large peach in outstretched hands with his able youthful assistant right behind with a basket of blossoms slung over a hoe on his shoulder, all set on a fenced garden terrace with rockwork to one side […]
A rare blue and white vase with two dragons Qiulong. Kangxi
Pear-shaped, decorated in underglaze blue with two dragons Qiulong amongst clouds.