A large famille verte “Stanislaw pattern” charger. China, Kangxi
Decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels. The centre with an exuberant flower vase on a terrace with double fences on each side, surrounded by a border in blue with six reserved cartouches filled with butterflies and chrysanthemums. The sides and rim with three irregularly shaped fields filled with flowering plants at a rock, […]
A Chinese blue and white ginger jar. Kangxi
The ginger jar potted with a rounded baluster form and surmounted by a finely carved hardwood cover. it is richly decorated in vibrant underglaze cobalt blue with a continuous landscape populated by cranes among pine trees and rocky outcrops.
A large and very fine Chinese famille verte Lady and cat dish. Kangxi
The large dish decorated in the famille verte palette, with a lady sit next to a table surrounded by a rich furniture with object, playing, amused, a cat in front of her.
A Chinese Sancai ink stick box. Kangxi
The sancai glazed biscuit ink stick box is decorated with crosshatch patterns on the cover.
A very massive charger for the French market. China, ca. 1720-1725
Decorated in the famille verte palette the coat- of-arms of Louis-Alexandre, comte de Toulouse, D’azur, à trois fleurs de lys d’or, au baton de gueules péri en barre, in the center. The coat-of-arms is surrounded by the collars of the orders of the Golden Fleece and the Holy Spirit. The cavetto is decorated with a […]
A powder blue wine pot. China, Kangxi
The cylindrical wine pot with a broad shoulder tapering toward the foot ring has a S-shaped spout and an ear-shaped handle. It is painted in underglaze powder blue, overglaze famille verte enamels and gold. On each side is a barbed quatrefoil panel outlined in gold and reserved in white. The wine pot presents two distinct […]
A crab-shaped turquoise glazed waterpot. China, Kangxi
The water pot shaped like a crab and covered in a clear turquoise glaze is set on an eggplant plinth.
A famille verte water-dropper. China, Kangxi
The water-dropper is decorated in the famille verte palette and depicts a squirrel approaching grapevines on one of the Daoist Eight Precious Things, an artemisia leaf, a symbol of felicity, healing and health.
Three water droppers modelled as squirrels. China, Kangxi
Decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit and modeled holding vine branches bearing grapes in their mouth and facing slightly to the left.
A pair of famille verte figures depicting a European lady and a gentleman. China, Kangxi
The pair of figures is decorated in the famille verte palette. The gentleman wears a yellow jacket embroidered with flying cranes and Chinese characters in aubergine, a red buttoned shirt and cravat. The figure rest against a green rock formation on a thin rectangular base. The lady wears a green cowl over her high coiffed […]
