Two lions playing with a brocade ball. Kangxi
Both of them, lying down and playing with a brocade ball.
A Chinese blue and white klapmuts bowl. Late Ming / Transitional period.
Of klapmuts form, decorated underglaze blue, with a confucian scholar.
A Chinese wucai carp plate. Kangxi
The shallow, rounded sides rising to a broad flaring rim, painted with a theme for scholarly success comprised of three interlocked iron-red and gilt fish surrounded by a wide band of underglaze-blue foliated scrolls bearing enameled and gilt buds, the flat rim with four vibrantly painted and gilt fish swimming amidst waterweed and lotus blossoms, the […]
A Chinese Imari plate decorated after a French faience pattern. Kangxi
Decorated in traditional Imari palette, with lambrequins, after a French faience model (Rouen / Lille).
A Royal Chinese Export écuelle for the French market. Qianlong
The cylindrical sides with projecting shell motif handles washed in underglaze-blue, decorated in cobalt and enamels heightened in gilding with the sides with Buddha’s hand citron or a gourd in a dish on a lotus blossom and pads or branches, the arms of France encircled by the Orders of the Holy Ghost and of Saint Michael and […]
A massive oblong dish for the English market. Qianlong
Decorated with the coat of arms of Strange d’Ellesmere accolées with Long of Waddesdon.
A Chinese yellow-glazed biscuit “horse” water dropper. Kangxi
Decorated yellow glazed, the horse lying down, with a harness.
A Chinese Qingbai bowl. Song dynasty
A Chinese blue and white Hatcher Cargo kendi. Ming
Decorated in underglaze blue with a crane.
A pair of Chinese blue and white « chilong » bowls. Tianqi
Decorated in underglaze blue with chilong, the exterior decorated with two chilong separated by plant motifs, and the interior also has a single dragon in the centre. The base has an underglaze blue seal script mark and character mark for the other.