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.
A Chinese lotus water dropper decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period
Naturalistically modeled in the form of a lotus leaf and seedpod, with a bowl formed by the upturned leaf. It is painted with faille verte enamels on this biscuit, the exterior painted with yellow and aubergine-brown enamels, while the interior of the bowl and top of the seedpod are painted in green. A long stem […]
A pair of Chinese blanc-de-chine buddhist lions. Kangxi
A pair of Chinese white porcelain (blanc de Chine) figure of a lion seated on a high, hollow, rectangular base, their front paw resting on its plaything, an embroidered ball, and its ribbon, not properly attached, clenched between its jaws. It has bushy eyebrows, a mane and tail, and wears a collar with tasselled pendants. […]
A Chinese famille verte figure of a parrot. Kangxi
Decorated in green enamels on the biscuit, the rock base yellow.
A very fine pair of sancai-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 enameling.
An aubergine and turquoise-glazed ‘Cadogan’ wine-pot. Kangxi
The ewer is of peach-shaped form with a spout formed like a branch issuing two stems terminating on the body with two leaves. The wine-pot is supported by a splayed foot and the whole piece is covered in a deep lustrous aubergine glaze. The spout and the handle are enameled in manganese, branches are turquoise and the […]
A Chinese blue and white silvered mounted double-bodied cruet. Kangxi period
After a European glass model, of a double-bodied form, the body with two twisted spouts, painted in underglaze blue with continuous flower sprays running up the moulded bands, each spout with a narrow band of triangle-work around the rim of the mouths, a small band of stylised wave pattern around the foot.
A Chinese turquoise glazed vase cong. Kangxi
Of square section and decorated to each side in relief with the Trigrams, bagua and to the center with the yin and yang.