A Chinese Dutch decorated saucer dish depicting the Zeeland. Kangxi
Finely painted in overglaze enamels in shades of red, turquoise, yellow and black with an overall marine scene depicting a large three-masted two-decked vessel under full sail in rough turquoise waters. Flags fly from the tops of her masts, the bowsprit and stern, and the arms of Zeeland (a lion emerging from waves), appear on […]
A large Chinese yellow-glazed cat. 19th c.
A porcelain model of a recumbent cat with yellow glaze over most of the body, the paws and ears left white, the eyes in green and black.
A pair of Chinese famille rose wall vases. Jiajing
Each in the form of a maiden clasping a vase at her shoulder, and dressed in a green-ground tunic decorated with scattered flowers, over a striped skirt.
A large Chinese blue and white plate with figures. Kangxi
Decorated in underglaze blue, with figures.
A very large Chinese famille rose charger decorated with mandarin ducks. Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette with a couple of mandarin ducks.
A Chinese famille verte square teapot. Kangxi
Of square form, decorated in the famille verte palette with a phoenix.
A Chinese famille rose plate depicting a lady breastfeeding his child. Yongzheng
Finely enameled in the famille rose palette, with a Chinese lady sitting on a chair and breastfeeding his baby, with her son, a dog and a maid beside her.
Large Chinese export wine cooler for the French market (Farcy de Cuillé). Qianlong
The form after a European silver model, with the coat-of-arms of Jacques-Annibal-Gabriel de Farcy de Cuillé (1724-1795), known as Marquis de Cuillé, sable, a wolf passant argent, armed and languid gules, in chief a crescent of the last. Mantling of président of Parlement. Flowers sprays in famille rose enamels and en grisaille.
A Chinese figure of Guanyin decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi
The goddess of mercy shown seated, with a small vase and ruyi scepter, her eyes meditative and downcast, her high-top knot under a scarf and a long necklace around her neck.
A Chinese famille rose tea bowl and saucer. Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with an episode of the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”.