A Chinese export coral-glazed tomato group modeled as a pyramid. Jiaqing period
Decorated with a coral-glazed, modeled as a pyramid of tomatoes.
A Chinese ewer decorated in the Imari palette. Kangxi period
Decorated in the Imari palette with flowers.
A pair of unusual Chinese blue and white linglong salt cellars. Kangxi period
Of hexagonal section, standing on three low animal-mask feet, the well painted in shades of underglaze blue with two cockerels facing each other under a prunus sprig, and the sides with pierced honeycomb diaper panels enclosed by a narrow bands of floral and geometric patterns.
A Chinese figure of a parrot decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period
Naturalistically moulded in two halves, perched on a pierced rock work base and with folded wings. Its head is turned slightly to the right and the beak is open. The body is decorated with two shades of green enamel and the eyes are pencilled in black, while the claws and beak are left in the […]
A Chinese figure group of musicians decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period
Composed of a man and a woman, both standing on a rectangular pedestal with one leg raised as if dancing, and each playing a musical instrument. The group is decorated in light aubergine-purple, light green and yellow enamels on the biscuit.
A Chinese famille rose armorial charger for the Belgian market (Jacobus-Gerardus de Knyff). Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose enamels, gilt and silvered, with the arms of Knyff.
A Chinese turquoise & aubergine roof-tile depicting a figure of leaping fish. Ming Dynasty
Depicting a figure of leaping fish in turquoise and aubergine enamels.
A large Chinese famille verte “aiguière à crosse”. Kangxi period.
Modelled after a European silver shape with an incurving bracket handle, spreading foot and moulded bearded human mask under the spout, enamelled around the body with a bird perched on a camellia branch above moulded elongated petals reserved on a seeded-green ground, the foot with similar smaller petals, repeated again to form a rope-twist design […]
An unusual Chinese Dutch-decorated bowl with a monkey. Kangxi period
Decorated in Holland with an unusual decoration with a monkey.
A Chinese armorial famille verte armorial charger for the Dutch market (Thomas Ray of Ostende). Kangxi period
Decorated with the famille verte and gilt, with a central cypher.