A large Chinese blue & white Kraak dish. Wanli period
Decorated in underglaze blue, with birds and flowers, border with reserves alternating flowers with auspicious symbols, decorated back
A Chinese famille verte dish decorated with a bird. Kangxi period
Decorated in the famille verte palette with a bird.
A Chinese famille rose plate depicting a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber. Yongzheng period.
Decorated in famille rose palette, with a scene from Act III of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi Xiang Ji) by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu (c.1260-1336), with Cui Yingying and her attendant Hongniang, awaiting the arrival of Zhang Sheng.
A Chinese famille verte charger decorated with two birds. Kangxi period
The circular deep dish had a central design of a tree with iron-red blossoms with one bird alighted on a branch and another hovering, both watching a large cricket which stands on a central leaf. The inner border consists of alternating panels of famille verte trees and branches on a green ground and oval panels […]
A Chinese turquoise glaze frog form water pot for the scholar. Kangxi / Qianlong period (ca. 1710-1750)
Modelled seated on its haunches with an oval aperture to its back, the exterior covered in a vibrant turquoise glaze, with a later fitted wood stand.
A set of six Chinese famille rose capucin-ground plate decorated with flowers. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette on a capucin-ground.
A large Chinese armorial platter for the English market (Wilkins). Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with a bamboo and floral border, the arms are of Wilkins, Per pale or and argent a wyvern vert, crest, A wyvern’s head erased; and motto “Sin ar du hun” (“Wonder at thyself”).
A pair of Chinese famille rose sweet meat dishes decorated with a Chinese lady. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with a lady.
A Chinese famille rose charger depicting a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber. Yongzheng period
Decorated in famille rose palette, with a scene from Act III of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi Xiang Ji) by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu (c.1260-1336), with Cui Yingying and her attendant Hongniang, awaiting the arrival of Zhang Sheng.
A Chinese famille rose teapot decorated with diapers and flowers. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with a pink diaper work, a groundwork of blue diaper, and a narrow green ribbon border. Two shaped panels are painted in natural colours with a vase of flowers and fruits on a table.