A pair of very large Chinese famille rose and silvered armorial chargers for the Belgian market (Bistrate of Anvers). Yongzheng period
The center enameled and silvered with the arms of la Bistrate accollée with those of Proli between greyhound supporters and below a helmet, coronet and crest, surrounded by a trellis-patters in the well, the arms repeated individually around the everted rim between a du Paquier style design of linked feathers, strapwork, shells and hanging drapery.
A very large Chinese hexagonal armorial charger for the English market. Yongzheng period
Bodly painted with the arms of Carleton in the center, the rim with five peony cartouches and one enclosing an arm rest on a cell-diaper ground.
A very fine and unusual Chinese famille rose cockerel dish. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, very finely enameled with a cockerel standing on a rock formation amidst leafy blossoming peonies and chrysanthemum beneath a diaper border.
A Chinese famille rose plate decorated with two birds. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with two birds perched on peony branches. Bianco sopra bianco on the rim.
A pair of Chinese famille rose figures of a hoho. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, holding in his hands a flowering vase. The base in black and famille rose enamels.
A Chinese famille rose plate decorated with two figures in a landscape. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with two figures in a landscape with a pagoda and a temple, encircled by a leaf of hibiscus. On the rim, four cartouches with small landscapes and four cranes flying.
A Chinese famille rose armorial charger for the Belgian market (Jacobus-Gerardus de Knyff). Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose enamels, gilt and silvered, with the arms of Knyff.
A Chinese famille rose plate depicting a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber. Yongzheng period.
Decorated in famille rose palette, with a scene from Act III of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi Xiang Ji) by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu (c.1260-1336), with Cui Yingying and her attendant Hongniang, awaiting the arrival of Zhang Sheng.
A pair of Chinese famille rose sweet meat dishes decorated with a Chinese lady. Yongzheng period
Decorated in the famille rose palette with a lady.
A Chinese famille rose charger depicting a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber. Yongzheng period
Decorated in famille rose palette, with a scene from Act III of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi Xiang Ji) by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu (c.1260-1336), with Cui Yingying and her attendant Hongniang, awaiting the arrival of Zhang Sheng.