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 famille rose brush pot. Yongzheng
The brush pot is an emblematic object of the Chinese scholar’s desk, seamlessly combining utilitarian function with aesthetic value. This piece, designed in a hexagonal shape, features a medallion on each of its six faces: three are decorated with floral motifs—chrysanthemums, apricot blossoms, among others—while the remaining three bear poetic inscriptions. Together, they create a […]
A Neo-classical Chinese Export “loving cup” and cover. Qianlong period
Of U-shaped form bowl, decorated in the famille rose palette, with on either side with a burning brazier with ram’s heads and feet and a curling snake between its three legs. The cup is flanked by two molded handles on each side, supported by a cylindrical stem and splaying foot, the tiered cover with a […]
A Chinese famille rose “fishing” tea bowl. Yongzheng
The eggshell tea bowl and the saucer are unusually large, they are decorated in the famille rose palette and depict a fishing scene. On a junk in the middle of a river, a man is pulling in a fishing net, accompanied by a woman and a child. On the left bank of the river, a […]
A Chinese famille rose European subject plate. Qianlong (1736-1795)
Decorated in the famille rose palette, and depicting a partially naked lady caressing a monkey in a landscape.
A Chinese famille rose “pastorale” cup and saucer. Qianlong
The cup and the saucer are decorated in the famille rose palette, with a central medallion depicting a well-painted scene after “Plaisirs du Printemps”, a print of Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814), from the Tome I, Choix de chansons mises en musique par M. de La Borde, Premier Valet-de-Chambre ordinaire du Roi, Gouverneur du […]
A Chinese famille rose tea bowl decorated with a lady. Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with fluted sides and wavy rim, the radial panels decorated alternately in plain gold, blue, pink, yellow or black diaper. The center is decorated with a lady in garden.
A very fine Chinese famille rose European subject plate. Qianlong
The plate decorated in the famille rose palette, with a central mythological medallion after the print “Femme nue et satyre” of the French artist Claude Duflos père (1665-1727). In a landscape, sitting at the foot of a flat hill beneath a tree is depicted a bearded satyr to whom a young woman is refusing his […]
An unusual Chinese famille rose European-subject tea bowl. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, enamelled in fine detail with a large roundel depicting two ladies seated in an interior, being offered a dish of fruit by a gentleman in a blue frock-coat, the remaining fruit in a basket on a table beside them together with a large serving spoon.
