A pair of Chinese armorial plates for the Belgian market (Mozzoni Frosconi – Proli). Qianlong
These plates are decorated in the famille rose enamels with the coat of arms of the Mozzoni and Frosconi families, with coupé au 1 de gueules à trois aigles d’argent couronné d’or, which is Mozzoni Frosconi : au 2 d’or à un chateau à deux tours de gueules coiffé d’un aigle bicéphale de sable couronné […]
A very rare and large wall vase depicting a court lady riding a horse. China, Qianlong
This finely modeled porcelain figure depicts a Chinese court lady riding a horse, decorated in famille rose enamels. The elegant rider is dressed in a richly decorated robe adorned with multicolored floral motifs and bordered with geometric patterns. Her delicate face, with serene expression and finely drawn features, is framed by an elaborate coiffure adorned […]
A very large Chinese famille rose relief-decorated bowl. Yongzheng period
The bowl, finely decorated in famille rose enamels and relief carving, is decorated with a dense green geometric ground of interlaced trellis pattern, interrupted by four circular medallions. Each medallion contains a delicately painted floral composition, including peonies, chrysanthemums, and butterflies, symbolizing prosperity and longevity. The upper border is molded in shallow relief with a […]
A Chinese armorial tea caddy for the Dutch market (De Witt / van den Bergh). Yongzheng
The tea caddy is decorated in rich enamels with a finely rendered Chinese mountain-and-water landscape, showing pavilions, trees, and rocky peaks in delicate brushwork and vivid colors. At the center of the main side appears a circular armorial roundel, more boldly painted than the surrounding scene. Within, on a greyish-black (oxidized silver) ground, are three […]
A Chinese famille rose “shanshui” charger. China, Yongzheng / Qianlong
The large circular charger is decorated in the famille rose palette. The central composition, set within a broad reserve shaped as a lotus leaf, depicts an animated landscape: in the foreground, a garden punctuated with turquoise- and blue-glazed rockwork, peonies, and flowering shrubs; at the centre, a small arched bridge spans a stream, upon which […]
A large Chinese famille rose « Madame de Pompadour » dish. Qianlong period
Brightly enamelled in the famille rose palette, to the interior with a peony medallion encircled at the rim by floral sprays and seed pods flanking cartouches alternately enclosing a fish or an eagle.
A Chinese armorial (unrecorded) oval tray for the French / Irish market (Sutton de Clonard). Qianlong
The oblong tray, decorated in the famille rose palette with garlands of flowers, bears the arms and crest of Thomas Sutton, of Wexford (Ireland), comte de Clonard, France: Or, a lion rampant double-queued gules standing on a lizard vert, surmounted by a crest — Out of a Ducal Coronet, Or, a demi-lion double-queued vert (double […]
A pair of famille rose court lady candleholders. Qianlong / Jiaqing
The candleholders modelled as standing Chinese ladies riding a dragon and decorated in opaque enamels from the famille rose.
A Chinese famille rose reticulated teapot. Yongzheng
This hexagonal teapot have has an eared handle, a short curving spout and an hexagonal domed lid. A honeycomb-and-flower motif is pierced into each facet of the bodies; the lid is also reticulated. It is painted with flowers and diaper patterns in overglaze pink, bright yellow, purple, green, and lavender-blue.
A Chinese famille rose “pastoral” plate. Qianlong
The plate is decorated in the famille rose palette, with a shepherd and shepherdess in the countryside next to beside their flock. The rim is enameled with peach and rose boughs. The print model of this design remains unknown.