A Chinese Dutch-decorated Kakiemon-style “chilong” bottle vase. Kangxi
The pear-shaped bottle vase with a body rising from a slightly splayed foot to a tall slender cylindrical neck with an applied underglaze-blue moulded dragon to the shoulder and painted in iron-red and enamels with exotic birds beside lotus, a tiger, chrysanthemum and prunus.
A Blanc-de-Chine wine ewer with Dutch gilt-metal mounts. Kangxi
This wine ewer of pear shape has a globular body, flaring neck, curved spout and lateral handle. The body is decorated with moulded and applied motifs depicting peony blooms in relief. The piece is fitted with Dutch gilt-metal mounts, including a detachable cover surmounted by a small figure of a rabbit, secured by a chain […]
A Chinese blue and white teapot decorated with two ladies. Kangxi
Of globular form with a curved spout and loop handle, the teapot is decorated in rich cobalt blue tones with a garden scene. Two elegant ladies stand in conversation beneath a willow tree, beside a balustrade and a garden pavilion, the landscape extending around the body. The domed cover, surmounted by a bud-shaped finial, is […]
Two exceptionally rare, large knives made for the French market (re-attributed to Nicolas de Vauborel of Saint-Malo). China, Kangxi
The two large table knives follow a design typical of the Louis XIV period and are decorated in the imari palette. One side is painted in iron-red and gilt with a branch of peonies, while the other bears the arms of the Vauborel family: azure, a round tower argent, masoned sable. The arms are encircled […]
A Chinese famille verte “bamboo” teapot. Kangxi
The body of the teapot is modelled as a bundle of bamboo stalks, with finely rendered nodes and grooves. This motif continues in the spout and handle, both shaped as partially peeled bamboo stems. The cover follows the undulating section of the stalks, and its finial takes the form of a small curved branch. The […]
An unusual Chinese blue and white ewer with a scroll handle. Early Kangxi
This ewer, inspired by European silver forms, stands on a tall, flared foot and features an arched scroll handle and a high, curving spout. The body is decorated in underglaze blue with lotus scrolls, chrysanthemum blossoms, and stylised floral motifs. On the central register, two medallions contain masks of Buddhist lions framed by baroque scrolls. […]
An unusual and very fine Chinese Dutch-decorated charger. Kangxi
At the center of the dish, a scene unfolds in a terraced garden with a flowering prunus and bamboo in the foreground. A man standing, dressed in a red robe, holds a gold ingot in his left hand. At his feet, a kneeling man to his right and a woman standing to his left make […]
Two famille verte biscuit models of pyramids of lychees. China, Kangxi
Each modeled as a tiered pyramid of clustered lychees rising from a fluted circular base, the fruits realistically rendered with their distinctive textured skins in green, yellow, and aubergine enamels, interspersed with green leaves. The pyramids are arranged in three ascending registers, surmounted by a single large fruit at the top. The naturalistic modelling and […]
A pair of famille verte lotus water droppers. China, Kangxi
Naturalistically modeled in the form of a lotus leaf and seedpod, each water dropper is formed with a bowl from the upturned leaf. The piece is decorated in famille verte enamels on the biscuit, the exterior and interior covered in translucent green, while the tops of the seedpods are picked out in aubergine. A long […]
A famille verte sweetmeat dish. China, Kangxi
Finely potted and shallow with a stylised bat outline and notched rim, the dish is enamelled on the biscuit in the famille verte palette—translucent greens with egg-yolk yellow and aubergine, all outlined in black. The recessed well depicts four horses grazing and resting beneath a pale sun or moon amid drifting clouds. A broad border […]