A massive famille rose Romance of the Western Chamber punch bowl. Yongzheng
Of massive form, the deep U-shaped sides very finely painted in very colorful famille rose enamels including shades of yellow, turquoise, pink, strong blue, lavender, yellow, bianco sopra bianco, pink, green and black. The exterior of the punch bowl is painted with a continuous frieze of large figures and depicts two episodes of the Romance of the Western […]
A Chinese cup for the French market (Souchet, secrétaire du roi). Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Octavien Souchet d’Alvimart, Argent, a chevron azure between three martlets sable, supported by two greyhounds collared gules.
A large Chinese famille rose dish with Dongfang Shuo. Yongzheng
The center painted in vibrant rose enamels with a figure of the smiling bearded sage, Dongfang Shuo, holding a large peach in outstretched hands with his able youthful assistant right behind with a basket of blossoms slung over a hoe on his shoulder, all set on a fenced garden terrace with rockwork to one side […]
A Chinese armorial plate for the Dutch market (Berewout impaling du Peyrou). Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with the coat of arms of Berewout impaling Peyrou, the shield in the Louis XIV style, and surrounded by two palm fronds, ribbons and tassels with scroll work, volutes and ornaments in the European style.
A Chinese armorial plate for the Dutch market (Neufville). Yongzheng period.
Decorated in polychrome enamels, on the outer rim of the plate there is a narrow band of flowerheads and leaves enamelled in rouge de fer, blue, yellow, black, and gold. On the rim there are two large lotus sprays together with various Chinese symbolic figures, such as a jar and a small landscape with a […]
A large Chinese figural famille rose dish with the emperor. Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with tribute bearers bringing a gift to the emperor along with a missive which he is reading.
A Chinese ‘Liberty & Matrimony” tea bowl and saucer decorated after Pater. Yongzheng period
Painted in the famille rose palette, after the painting of Pater “L’attrapeur d’oiseaux”, depicting a couple seated in a garden, the lady holding an open birdcage.
A large Chinese famille verte – rose dish decorated with a « family scene ». Yongzheng
Decorated with an unusual mixed palette, with a central scene depicting a family. The father activates a grinding machine while his wife pours wheat from a sack onto a board. A bag is next to the machine to receive the flour under the watchful eyes of their son, symbol of family happiness. On the rim, a […]
A Chinese famille rose cover set as a gilt-bronze ink stand. Yongzheng period and XIXe century
The porcelain, a cover from a vase of the Yongzheng period (1723-1735), decorated in the famille rose with boys, the ink stand made by a receptacle placed to the center of the cover, the lid with a rich rococo bronze gilt, four acanthus-shaped feet.
An unrecorded Chinese armorial saucer for the French market. Yongzheng
Decorated with the coat of arms of the Fleuriot de La Saudrais, D’argent au chevron de gueules accompagné de trois quintefeuilles d’azur and Lasnier, D’azur à l’aigle éployée d’argent (ici d’or).