Two Chinese armorial cups for the French market. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat-of-arms of Silguy de Coaterbescond D’argent, à deux chiens de sable, colletés d’argent, courant, l’un sur l’autre.
A Chinese “double peacock” charger. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with the well-known double peacock pattern.
An unrecorded Chinese armorial plate for the French market (la Tullaye). Qianlong period
The plate after a silver model, and decorated in famille rose enamels, with a rocaille shield to the center, with the coat of arms of la Tullaye, d’or au lion de gueules, supportées par deux lions couchés, l’écu surmonté d’une couronne de marquis. Two garlands of flowers on the rim.
A Chinese armorial plate for the English market. Early Qianlong
The arms are of Webb, Gules a cross between four falcons or, with crest, Out of a ducal coronet a demi eagle displayed or ; impaling Walton, Argent a fleur-de-lis gules.
A Chinese famille rose rocaille dish. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, the center with flowers, with a shaped rim and painted with shells and rocaille scrolls with gold highlights.
A Chinese famille rose dish. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with mandarins.
A Chinese “cracked ice” ground dish. Early Qianlong
Painted in the famille rose palette, a domed centre with a scroll shaped panel depicting quails feeding beneath sprays of peony growing from amongst elaborate rock work formations, surrounded by further panels in the form of fruit enclosing scenes of butterflies and insects amongst flowers, reserved on a turquoise “cracked ice” ground with flowers en […]
A Chinese armorial salt cellar. Qianlong period
Brightly enamelled to the interior with the arms of (de Pina Manique Nogueira Matos de Andrada. It is encircled by a floral chain, and floral swags are painted on the sides.
A pair of Chinese Export Porcelain plates decorated with the figure of Flore. Qianlong period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the figure of Flore holding a flower crown.
A pair of Chinese famille rose “pseudo-tobacco leaf” plates. Qianlong period.
Brightly enamelled in the famille rose palette and gilt, with a pair of crested ducks, undoubtedly mandarins, one swimming, the other situated on a blue underglaze mound punctuated with gilding. The ducks, the Chinese symbol of fidelity, are looking at one another. The one on the right, undoubtedly male, looks as if it had been […]