A Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin. Late Ming dynasty
Seated on rockwork, the serene Goddess of Mercy is modelled with soft contours, she holds a child in her arms, her long cowled robe fall in soft pleats on her feet.
A Chinese famille verte teapot. Kangxi
Of flattened ovoid form with “C” shaped handle, curved spout and low domed cover with knop finial, the body decorated in the Kakiemon palette with sprays of flowers, the eight-lobed melon form body enamelled in close imitation of Japanese Kakiemon style ware, each panel framed in blue, depicting various flowering plants; flower-scroll borders encircle the […]
A Chinese Export Porcelain gilt and puce « Batavia » plate. Qianlong
Decorated with natives, Eastern merchants, the god Mercury and a lion before a flag monogrammed V.O.C for the Dutch East India Company, the foreground inscribed ‘BATAVIA’.
An unusual Chinese en grisaille plate with a European decoration. Qianlong
Decorated en grisaille and gilt, with a central cartouche after the painting of Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617), Le Printemps, (originally printed by Jan Saenredam (1565-1607)), print by Picard, the gilt in the Meissen style.
A puce ‘judgment of Paris’ plate. Qianlong
Enameled with Paris offering the golden apple to Venus while Juno and Minerva look on, within a du Paquier style border.
Two Chinese aubergine and turquoise buddhist lions. Kangxi
Enamelled turquoise and aubergine, on a stand.
A Chinese armorial charger for the English market (Douglas). Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, the arms are intended for Douglas of Cavers, in Co. Roxburgh, Argent an human heart gules unsigned with an imperial crown, on a chief azure three stars of the first within a bordure of the second ; crest, A dexter hand holding a broken lance endwise; motto ‘Do or die’.
A Chinese armorial teapot and sugar pot French market (Monti de Rezé). Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette with the coat of arms of Monti de Rezé to the center of plate.
A Chinese armorial plate for the Dutch market (Berewout impaling du Peyrou). Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Berewout impaling Peyrou, the shield in the Louis XIV style, and surrounded by two palm fronds, ribbons and tassels with scroll work, volutes and ornaments in the European style.
Unusual pair of Chinese powder blue beaker covered vases. Kangxi
Of beaker form, and covered, decorated with a powder blue ground and with a gilt decoration with The Hundred Antiques design (Bai gu) as ruyi, flowering vase, incense burner, flaming pearl (…).