A Chinese famille rose European subject plate. Qianlong (1736-1795)
Decorated in the famille rose palette, and depicting a partially naked lady caressing a monkey in a landscape.
A Chinese famille rose “pastorale” cup and saucer. Qianlong
The cup and the saucer are decorated in the famille rose palette, with a central medallion depicting a well-painted scene after “Plaisirs du Printemps”, a print of Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune (1741-1814), from the Tome I, Choix de chansons mises en musique par M. de La Borde, Premier Valet-de-Chambre ordinaire du Roi, Gouverneur du […]
A Chinese blue and white mythological subject with Neptune. Qianlong
The design depicts Neptune, the God of the Sea, standing with his triton in the center of the design with a number of other figures to his left and right with three large fish or whales at his feet. The lower section of the design depicting the sea. The border with a diaper design.
A very fine Chinese famille rose European subject plate. Qianlong
The plate decorated in the famille rose palette, with a central mythological medallion after the print “Femme nue et satyre” of the French artist Claude Duflos père (1665-1727). In a landscape, sitting at the foot of a flat hill beneath a tree is depicted a bearded satyr to whom a young woman is refusing his […]
A Chinese armorial blog dish for the French / Italian market (Guérin de Tencin).Qianlong
Decorated in rouge-de-fer and gilt, with four sprays of flowers, spearheads, and at the center, the coat-of-arms of the Guérin de Tencin family enclosed within an Italian-style shield, d’or, au laurier de sinople, au chef de gueules, chargé d’une étoile (ici besabt) d’or côtoyée de deux besants de même,(here represented as a besant) . Above the […]
An unusual Chinese famille rose European-subject tea bowl. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, enamelled in fine detail with a large roundel depicting two ladies seated in an interior, being offered a dish of fruit by a gentleman in a blue frock-coat, the remaining fruit in a basket on a table beside them together with a large serving spoon.
A chinese famille rose tray for the Iberian market. Qianlong
Decorated in the famille rose palette, inspired by italian porcelain and decorated with large floral arabesques and strapwork panelling.
An unusual and large Chinese blue and white reticulated food warmer. Qianlong
Of oval form, with a flat base, the bottom unglazed, and similar flat, with a reticulated top ; the front with a rectangular opening. It is decorated in underglaze blue with flowers sprays and bouquets in oval panels with a cockerel on the left, and a “Fitzhugh” border around the rim.
A Chinese armorial sauceboat for the French market. Qianlong
After a silver form,, with the coat-of-arms of the third marquis de la Plesnoye, Charles de la Fons, D’argent, à trois hures de sanglier de sable and Anne-Elisabeth d’Espinoy, d’Azur à trois besants d’or, rangés en bande.
A Chinese famille rose “Le Pasteur galant” teapot. Qianlong
The teapot is decorated in the famille rose palette depicting a richly dressed man presenting a garland of flowers to a young shepherdess next to an architectural ruin, after François Boucher. At his feet lie three sheep, along with his hat, cane, and a bouquet of flowers. In contrast, the man who was originally depicted […]