A crab-shaped turquoise glazed waterpot. China, Kangxi
The water pot shaped like a crab and covered in a clear turquoise glaze is set on an eggplant plinth.
A famille verte water-dropper. China, Kangxi
The water-dropper is decorated in the famille verte palette and depicts a squirrel approaching grapevines on one of the Daoist Eight Precious Things, an artemisia leaf, a symbol of felicity, healing and health.
Three water droppers modelled as squirrels. China, Kangxi
Decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit and modeled holding vine branches bearing grapes in their mouth and facing slightly to the left.
A pair of famille verte figures depicting a European lady and a gentleman. China, Kangxi
The pair of figures is decorated in the famille verte palette. The gentleman wears a yellow jacket embroidered with flying cranes and Chinese characters in aubergine, a red buttoned shirt and cravat. The figure rest against a green rock formation on a thin rectangular base. The lady wears a green cowl over her high coiffed […]
Two large famille verte baluster-shaped jars. China, Kangxi
The baluster-shaped large jars decorated in the famille verte palette have domed covers with a finial in the form of a bud and a short, wide, slightly tapered neck with everted round rim. The body of each vase is covered in rich translucent enamels: several shades of green, iron-red, bright blue, yellow, aubergine and black […]
An unusual famille verte biscuit figure of Guanyin. China, Kangxi
The goddess of mercy shown sitting, her left knee raised and holding a lotus. She is wearing long robes, her high topknot under a scarf.
A Blanc-de-Chine whistle in the form of a European gentleman. China, Kangxi
The whistle, joss-stick holder and waterdropper in the form of a European gentleman wearing a tricorn hat while kicking a tiger on a hexagonal base moulded with motifs, covered in a white glaze
An unrecorded barber bowl for the duc de Luynes. China, Yongzheng
The oval basin finely enameled in the famille rose palette with four sprays of flowers and a frieze depicting the Order of the Holy Spirit. Four cartouches adorn the cavetto, two of them on opposite sides enclose a double L. The center of each barber basin bears the coat of arms of the Duke de […]
An unusual famille rose-verte plate decorated with the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”. Yongzheng
The plate enameled in the famille rose-verte palette, in beautiful pastel tones. It is elaborately and finely decorated with the bearded Dong Zhuo on Fengyi pavilion terrace gesturing towards the soldier Lü Bu, with a spear and feathery headdress, together with the elegant lady Diaochan. All taking place within a garden setting with gnarled rock, […]
A Chinese Dutch-decorated armorial dish for the Dutch market (Nicolaas Langerak from Delft). Qianlong, 1744
The porcelain, Chinese, decorated in Netherlands, with a border depicting putti supporting a garland of flowers and foliage, with a cartouche containing a monogram surmounted by a crown at the top. In the center, the arms of Nicolas Langerak along with a cartouche that reads “Ns Langerak, 1744.”