A Chinese charger decorated with gilt flowers. Yongzheng period
With a gilt decoration of flowers, butterflies, scrolls and ruyi on the rim.
A Chinese armorial plate for the English market (Selby impaling Tuite). Qianlong period
The arms of Selby of Biddleston, Barry of eight sable and or, impaling Tuite, Quarterly argent and gules; crest of Selby, A saracen’s head wreathed about the temples or and sable.
A Chinese “mandarin palette” and dragon handles vase and cover. Qianlong period
Of baluster form, supported on a pedestal foot and set with a pair of iron-red and gilt dragon handles, the body painted front and back with a vase holding a large bouquet of flowers, the scalloped cover surmounted by an iron-red and gilt Buddhist lion knop.
A large Chinese famille rose reticulated dish. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, to the centre with a carp, a crab and a shrimp, encircled by an openwork.
A Chinese Dehua Blanc-de-Chine model of a cockerel. Kangxi period
The bird crowing with wings folded, his tongues visible inside his open beak, his plumage picked out in incised detail, supported on triangular rockwork base.
A large Chinese famille rose Pronk style silver mounted jug. Qianlong period
Decorated in famille rose enamels, with a distinctive Pronk-like pattern in rich enamel colors, a large exotic flower spray in the center. Silver mounts, probably German with the figure of Bacchus.
An unusual pair of Chinese pounce pots decorated in the famille rose palette with dragons. Late Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with flowers, dragon and diapers.
A Chinese famille rose-noire plate decorated with a scroll. Yongzheng period
Boldly enameled in the famille rose palette, at the centre with an open scroll revealing peony branches across a narrower similar scroll, all reserved on a black ground with different varieties of chrysanthemum and green foliage.
A Chinese famille rose plate decorated with a landscape. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with a landscape including a pagoda.
A Chinese famille rose eggshell tea bowl decorated with a cockerel. Yongzheng period
Chinese export eggshell porcelain tea bowl and saucer, decorated with borders in green, blue, and pink with three reserves with peonies and chrysanthemum, the centre with a cockerel standing on a rock surrounded by peonies and painted in opaque enamels from the famille rose (Fencai) palette.