A Chinese famille rose “cockerel” plate. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette in opaque enamels (fencai) with flowers and a rooster.
Unusual Chinese famille rose salt cellar decorated with shells and rocaille scrolls. Qianlong period
Of circular form, with three foots and decorated in the famille rose palette with shells and rocaille scrolls in different shades of pink with gold highlights.
A pair of Chinese armorial plates for the English market (Macgregor of MarcGregor). Qianlong period
The arms are MacGregor of MacGregor, Argent an oak tree eradicated in bend sinister surmounted of a sword in bend bother proper, in the dexter canton an antique crown gules ; crest, A lion’s head proper (crowned with an antique crown). The supporters are Dexter a unicorn argent (crowned), sinister a deer proper ; and […]
A Chinese famille rose eggshell tea bowl decorated with a qilin. Yongzheng period
Decorated in opaque enamels from the famille rose palette with four panels ; two with a bird perched on a tree branch, the other two panels with dense foliage and flower heads and a mythical beast (qilin), against a red and a yellow ground.
An early & large Chinese armorial dish for the European market (Corbeau). Kangxi period (ca. 1710)
The octagonal dish decorated with a central roundel depicting a coat-of-arms below a scroll inscribed CORBEAU, surrounded by shaped panels enclosing plants, a Buddhistic lion and a group of cranes, reserved on a washed-blue ground with meandering camellia.
A Chinese turquoise-glazed mountain-form brush rest. Kangxi Period
A turquoise-glazed brush rest in the shape of the sacred five-peaked mountain.
A rare Chinese en grisaille and gilt royal portrait plate (Louise of Denmark-Norway). Qianlong period
Decorated en grisaille, and heightened in blue enamel and gold. In the centre is a circular medallion displaying the three-quarter length portrait of Louise of Denmark-Norway, dressed with an ermine collar over a royal robe embossed with crowns and wearing elaborate earrings and a pearl tiara atop her curly hair. The plate is decorated with with […]
A large Chinese famille rose-noire “cockerel” dish. Yongzheng period
Brightly enamelled in the famille rose palette, at the centre with a cockerel perched on blue pierced rockwork beside tree peony and butterflies within a flower-head panel reserved on a black ground with scrolling peony.
A large Chinese famille rose lighthouse form coffee-pot decorated with a phoenix. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with various overglaze enamels with rocks and flowering plants in a garden near a balustrade, a pheasant on a rock and a peacock on a flowering branch. The shaped handle opposite the spout ends in a bird’s beak. The hight domed cover decorated in the same style.
A Pair Of Large Chinese Dehua Blanc-de-chine Buddhist Lions joss-stick holders. Kangxi Period.
Each lion seated on a tall rectangular plinth.