A large Chinese famille rose « Madame de Pompadour » dish. Qianlong period
Brightly enamelled in the famille rose palette, to the interior with a peony medallion encircled at the rim by floral sprays and seed pods flanking cartouches alternately enclosing a fish or an eagle.
A Chinese armorial (unrecorded) oval tray for the French / Irish market (Sutton de Clonard). Qianlong
The oblong tray, decorated in the famille rose palette with garlands of flowers, bears the arms and crest of Thomas Sutton, of Wexford (Ireland), comte de Clonard, France: Or, a lion rampant double-queued gules standing on a lizard vert, surmounted by a crest — Out of a Ducal Coronet, Or, a demi-lion double-queued vert (double […]
A pair of famille rose court lady candleholders. Qianlong / Jiaqing
The candleholders modelled as standing Chinese ladies riding a dragon and decorated in opaque enamels from the famille rose.
A Chinese powder blue dish. China, Kangxi
Large circular dish with flaring sides, decorated with a powdered-blue ground heightened with gilt. At the center, a medallion shows a globular vase on a flaring foot, filled with a bouquet of flowers. The sides are divided into eight alternating radiating cartouches: some with rocks and leafy stems, others with figures in a lakeside landscape […]
A large famille verte “Stanislaw pattern” charger. China, Kangxi
Decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels. The centre with an exuberant flower vase on a terrace with double fences on each side, surrounded by a border in blue with six reserved cartouches filled with butterflies and chrysanthemums. The sides and rim with three irregularly shaped fields filled with flowering plants at a rock, […]
A Chinese blue and white garlic-neck bottle vase with floral design. Transitional period
The bottle with globular body and long neck, widening gently below the rim, with a bulbous ring on the upper part, and standing on a low straight foot. Made of very white porcelain, it is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with “floating flowers”, scattered peony, lotus, and chrysanthemum sprays on the body, a border of […]
A Chinese blue and white ginger jar. Kangxi
The ginger jar potted with a rounded baluster form and surmounted by a finely carved hardwood cover. it is richly decorated in vibrant underglaze cobalt blue with a continuous landscape populated by cranes among pine trees and rocky outcrops.
A large blanc-de-chine Dehua figure of Wenchang. Kangxi
Wenchang is seated on a pierced rockwork throne, his left hand which rests on a outcrop, the long flowing robes covering his other arm and exposing a foot, wearing two large belts, one inset with stylised jade plaques, an official hat and long plaits extending to his shoulders, the upper lip and chin with piercing […]
A Chinese blue and white charger. Transitional period
At the center of the medallion stands a barefoot Buddhist monk, holding a straw whisk (fuchen, 拂塵) in his left hand. With his right hand, he gestures toward a white disc in the sky — the moon — while a second, darker disc lies at his feet. This second disc represents the moon’s reflection on […]
A Chinese famille rose reticulated teapot. Yongzheng
This hexagonal teapot have has an eared handle, a short curving spout and an hexagonal domed lid. A honeycomb-and-flower motif is pierced into each facet of the bodies; the lid is also reticulated. It is painted with flowers and diaper patterns in overglaze pink, bright yellow, purple, green, and lavender-blue.