A Chinese famille verte pounce pot. Kangxi
Decorated in the famille verte palette, with flowers and diapers.
A small Chinese famille verte coffee pot. Kangxi
Of pear-shaped body, and enameled in the famille verte palette with sea creatures amidst waves, a molded ruyi-head at the base of the loop handle.
A large Chinese yellow-glazed cat. 19th c.
A porcelain model of a recumbent cat with yellow glaze over most of the body, the paws and ears left white, the eyes in green and black.
A Chinese famille verte square teapot. Kangxi
Of square form, decorated in the famille verte palette with a phoenix.
A Chinese figure of Guanyin decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi
The goddess of mercy shown seated, with a small vase and ruyi scepter, her eyes meditative and downcast, her high-top knot under a scarf and a long necklace around her neck.
A Chinese sancai biscuit brush washer. Kangxi
The biscuit depicts a pheasant hen perched on a rock, next to a water point used as a brush washer.
A very fine pair of emerald green-glazed parrots. Kangxi
Naturalistically moulded in two halves, perched on a pierced rock work base and with folded wings with plump bodies. The plumage of the parrots very detailed, and glazed with a vibrant emerald green enameling.
A very large Chinese famille verte pot decorated with the ‘G-mark’. Kangxi period
Of globular form on a footring, with a curved spout and a thick loop handle and decorated in famille verte enamels, around the foot a green band with spirals, on the shoulder a green band with a meander motif. The body is divided into two wide panels on a ground of plants and butterflies, the […]
A small Chinese bowl decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period
Bowl with rounded sides and a wide flaring rim, standing on a short, straight foot ring. The exterior incised with a repeating pattern of flowering branches painted in aubergine brown and yellow enamels and a clear glaze, on a green enamel ground. A small lingzhi fungus is incised in the centre of the interior. The […]
A Chinese “duck and lotus” water dropper decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi
Modelled as a duck attached to an lotus leaf, to which a small piece of foliage is attached. The water dropper is painted with famille verte enamels on the biscuit and a thin clear glaze wash.