An unusual blanc-de-chine buddhist lion joss-stick holder. Kangxi
An unusual blanc-de-chine buddhist lion joss-stick holder, sitting on its hindquarters and playing with a brocade ball with its two paws. The sculpture on high, hollow, rectangular base, incised with branches of peonies.
A dark aubergine-violet glazed tripod incense burner. Kangxi
Of ovoid form, this incense burner is perched on three feet, and its exterior surface is carved with large grooves imitating a gnarled tree trunk and is further decorated with applied branches of pines on its body.
A figural famille verte biscuit group joss-stick holder. Kangxi
This mould-made group, decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit, showing two mandarins enamelled in green, brown-aubergine, and yellow ocre.Traces of red pigment are seen on their hat, suggesting they were once cold-painted. They are wearing coats over their robes. One figure holds a bird perched on a cloth in one hand, the other figure […]
A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure of a gentleman seated atop an elephant. Kangxi
Very naturalistically modeled, and depicting a European gentleman seated atop a standing elephant, holding a pipe, and wearing a buttoned jacket and elaborate waist band, pantaloons and boots, covered with a cream glaze.
A Chinese blanc-de-chine seated figure of Guanyin. Late Ming / early Kangxi
The Goddess of Mercy is shown with a serene expression and half closed eyes, seated on a low rock with the right hand resting on the raised right knee, while the left hand is by her side underneath her long and graceful flowing robe, which falls open at the chest. The hair is held in […]
A pair of crabs and fish dishes. Kangxi
Decorated in underglaze blue, the centre with a crab, four fish and water weeds, the sides and rim with another four fish and water plants a double line around the rim.
A Chinese famille verte biscuit figure of Guanyin. Kangxi
The Guanyin decorated in the famille verte palette, wearing a long robe and clock over head, and is modeled with a serene expression on her face.
A Chinese famille verte tea bowl with “The Eight Horses of Wang Mu”. Kangxi
Decorated in the famille verte palette and a café-au-lait ground, with The Eight Horses of Wang Mu, under a pine in a mountainous landscape. The reverse, with flowering sprigs painted on a cafe au lait ground.
A rare famille verte armorial ewer and basin (Duvelaër)
Of helmet shape, the spout moulded with bearded mask, decorated all over with foliate patterns and bands, the lower body with a band of moulded lotus petals against a seeded-green ground, supported on a stepped spreading foot, with upright scroll handle, the basin similarly decorated.
A pair of Chinese blue and white dishes. Kangxi
Each dish with a fluted rim and wavy edge, decorated on the interior in tones of blue with a scene of two Chinese ladies next to a table with a jardiniere, on a terrace beside a balcony and an architecture. Six characters Chenghua mark within a double ring at the back.