A Chinese famille rose “pastoral” plate. Qianlong
The plate is decorated in the famille rose palette, with a shepherd and shepherdess in the countryside next to beside their flock. The rim is enameled with peach and rose boughs. The print model of this design remains unknown.
A Chinese armorial plate for the English market (Elwick). Yongzheng
Decorated en grisaille and gilt, centered with the arms of Elwick against a backdrop of a very finely painted grisaille landscape, the rim meticulously painted with a fine grisaille and gilded diapered border with reserves of further landscape views, centered at the top with the Elwick crest, the outer edge with a scrolling gilded foliate design.
A famille rose European subject tea bowl. China, Qianlong
The tea bowl and saucer decorated in the famille rose palette, the scene after the print “Les moissonneurs”, an opéra comique by Charles Simon Favart (1710- 1792) and composer Egidio Romualdo Duni (1708-1775). A short suite of prints was produced by Charles Eisen to illustrate the story – but were also received as a simple […]
A large and very fine Chinese famille verte Lady and cat dish. Kangxi
The large dish decorated in the famille verte palette, with a lady sit next to a table surrounded by a rich furniture with object, playing, amused, a cat in front of her.
A Chinese Sancai ink stick box. Kangxi
The sancai glazed biscuit ink stick box is decorated with crosshatch patterns on the cover.
A Chinese armorial tureen for the French market (Visdelou de Liscouët). Qianlong
Of oblong form, and decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Visdelou, D’argent, à trois têtes de loup de sable, arrachées et lampasses de gueules and Boschat d’Uzel, De sable, au chat passant d’hermines, supportées par deux loups couchés.
A very fine Chinese grisaille plate with the Triumph of Galatea. Qianlong
The plate, decorated en grisaille is decorated with a large medallion depicting Galatea on her chariot, pulled by dolphins and surrounded by Nereids and putti.
A large and very fine famille rose cockerel figure. China, Qianlong
The chest and body are brightly decorated in pink enamel, the tail feathers in black and the wing feathers in bright yellow, green, white and blue. The bird standing on a green openwork rockwork base.
A very massive charger for the French market. China, ca. 1720-1725
Decorated in the famille verte palette the coat- of-arms of Louis-Alexandre, comte de Toulouse, D’azur, à trois fleurs de lys d’or, au baton de gueules péri en barre, in the center. The coat-of-arms is surrounded by the collars of the orders of the Golden Fleece and the Holy Spirit. The cavetto is decorated with a […]
A powder blue wine pot. China, Kangxi
The cylindrical wine pot with a broad shoulder tapering toward the foot ring has a S-shaped spout and an ear-shaped handle. It is painted in underglaze powder blue, overglaze famille verte enamels and gold. On each side is a barbed quatrefoil panel outlined in gold and reserved in white. The wine pot presents two distinct […]