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.
A famille rose European subject tea bowl. China, Qianlong
The tea bowl and saucer decorated in the famille rose palette, the scene after the print “Les moissonneurs”, an opéra comique by Charles Simon Favart (1710- 1792) and composer Egidio Romualdo Duni (1708-1775). A short suite of prints was produced by Charles Eisen to illustrate the story – but were also received as a simple […]
A Chinese armorial tureen for the French market (Visdelou de Liscouët). Qianlong
Of oblong form, and decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Visdelou, D’argent, à trois têtes de loup de sable, arrachées et lampasses de gueules and Boschat d’Uzel, De sable, au chat passant d’hermines, supportées par deux loups couchés.
A large and very fine famille rose cockerel figure. China, Qianlong
The chest and body are brightly decorated in pink enamel, the tail feathers in black and the wing feathers in bright yellow, green, white and blue. The bird standing on a green openwork rockwork base.
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 the 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.