A grisaille « Les pèlerins de l’isle de Cythère » tea bowl and saucer. Qianlong
After the engraving “Les pèlerins de l’isle de Cythere » (1708), by Bernard Picart (1673-1733), painted en grisaille, gilt and iron red, the scene depicting a Cupid (‘Eros’) holding a staff and torch guiding a pilgrim couple travelling by boat to the Greek Isle of Cythere. The couple is sharing a cup of wine. There are three boats and the island […]
A very rare and large Chinese en grisaille tea bowl and saucer (Fable by Aesop). Qianlong
The tea bowl and the saucer are decorated en grisaille, with a scene of a peacock at a figure in clouds, with a gilt border on the rim.
A rare grisaille dish with a European subject “L’eau”. Qianlong
This dish is decorated en grisaille with a cartouche depicting a man fondling a lady while a second one looks on. The scene takes place in a wooded landscape. Both women are holdings fishing rods.
A grisaille « Les pèlerins de l’isle de Cythère » plate. Qianlong
After the engraving “Les pèlerins de l’isle de Cythere » (1708), by Bernard Picart (1673-1733), painted en grisaille, gilt and iron red, the central roundel depicting a heart-decorated ‘Cupid’ (‘Eros’) holding a staff and torch guiding a pilgrim couple travelling by boat to the Greek Isle of Cythere. The couple is sharing a cup of wine. There are three boats and […]
An unusual Chinese en grisaille plate with a European decoration. Qianlong
Decorated en grisaille and gilt, with a central cartouche after the painting of Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617), Le Printemps, (originally printed by Jan Saenredam (1565-1607)), print by Picard, the gilt in the Meissen style.
A Chinese grisaille plate “Les pèlerins de l’isle de Cythère”. Qianlong
After the engraving “Les pèlerins de l’isle de Cythere » (1708), by Bernard Picart (1673-1733), painted en grisaille, gilt and iron red, the central roundel depicting a heart-decorated ‘Cupid’ (‘Eros’) with staff and torch guiding a pilgrim couple to a travel by boat to the Greek Isle of Cythere, the couple with sharing a cup of wine, two boats […]
A very large Chinese encre-de-chine and gilt tea bowl and saucer. Yongzheng
Finely potted with rounded sides, and decorated with figures, thatched pavilions, pagoda, and boats in a riverside landscape, the details picked out in gilt.
A Chinese “en grisaille” and gilt tea bowl and saucer. Yongzheng period
Decorated en grisaille and gilt, with a bird and two butterflies.
A Chinese Export en grisaille plate decorated with the Crucifixion. Qianlong period
The religious subject finely painted in the center in tones of black enamel enriched with gilt highlights, a crowd of mourners and onlookers below Christ and the two thieves and the Roman soldiers gambling in the foreground, the border decorated in the Du Pasquier style.
A Chinese en grisaille “The Seamstress” plate. Qianlong period
Decorated en grisaille, and gilt with ‘The Seamstress’ or ‘The Embroiderer’, seated with her back to a window with ships beside a tall building on a cliff, her robes heightened in gilt, encircled by a gilt spearhead border at the rim.