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Click here to subscribeA Chinese biscuit porcelain ewer, modelled as a crouching hen with two chicks at her feet, decorated with green, yellow and aubergine enamels, 18th century, chips to the comb, beak and wattle, the cover lacking, 15cm. Cf. R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics: The Anthony de Rothschild Collection 2, no.230 for a similar example.
A rare pair of porcelain and ormolu mounted candle holders, each mounted with a Chinese biscuit porcelain model of a laughing boy wearing a blue glazed apron, their top knots cold painted in red. The elaborate ormolu leafy branches terminating in flower head candle holders with green painted details, each base finely cast with leaves issuing from rockwork, the porcelain Qianlong 1736-95, the ormolu French and probably nearly contemporary, 19cm wide. (2) Cf. Scheurleer, Chinesisches und japanisches Porzellan in europaischen Fassungen, no.365, p.360 for a pair of boys similarly mounted, from the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich.
A Chinese Imperial porcelain aubergine-glazed small saucer dish, the centre delicately incised with two cranes beneath a pine tree and flanking a fungus, the reverse with bats and lingzhi clouds, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark and of the period 1723-35, a rim section well repaired, 13.2cm. Cf. McElney, Inaugural Exhibition, vol. I, no.203, p.257 for a related Yongzheng dish.
A small Chinese blue and white lobed vase, with a short flared neck and wide shoulders, painted with leafy trailing gourd vines, unmarked, Yongzheng 1723-35, 5.8cm. Cf. Thompson, Imperial Perfection: The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, no.6, pp. 44-45, where it is noted that the melon design is derived from Chenghua palace bowls.
A rare Chinese blue and white octagonal-section pear-shaped vase, Yuhuchunping, moulded with facets and painted with panels containing sprays of peony, lotus and diaper designs, the neck with four panels decorated with the Three Friends of Winter and the base with lotus-shaped lappets containing Buddhist emblems, Yuan dynasty, mid 14th century, some restoration to the rim, 30cm. Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Christie`s King Street, 12th June 1989, lot 165. Exhibited: The London Asian Art Fair, Porcelain for Emperors, June 2003, catalogue no.1. Cf. M Medley, Yuan Porcelain and Stoneware, pl.38b and S Valenstein, The Hertzman Collection, pl.56.
A Massive Chinese Rock Crystal Figure of an Immortal, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 27.7cm. Depicted as a corpulent smiling old man, highly polished except for his flesh. He is shaven headed, with a top knot and long beard; his robes bound by a loose girdle, fall from the shoulders and arms in graceful folds, as he stands holding peaches of immortality in each hand. He probably represents Shoulao, the God of Immortality, although he is generally shown with a preternaturally high forehead. Provenance The collection of H. S. Whitaker Esq. (the Sparks Archive records `one fine crystal figure` purchased by H. S. Whitaker, 23rd February 1907, for £225. The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE, Crichel House, Dorset. Purchased from Spink & Son, c.1950. Illustrated; Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, J.F. Blacker & Edgar Gorer, Bernard Quaritch, London 1911, Volume II, pl.251. Chinese Art The Minor Arts II, Soame Jenyns, p.277, no.186. Catalogue Note; Rock crystal derives its Chinese name shui ching (essence of water), from the traditional tale brought to China from the West; that rock crystal was produced from petrified water and the Wei Dynasty History and the Tang Dynasty History both indicate that the first knowledge of rock crystal came to China by way of Persia.
A Fine Chinese White Jade Brush, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 17cm. The cylindrical handle encircled by a single sinuous scaly dragon with a long moustache. Provenance The Hon. Mrs Mary Anna Marten OBE, Crichel House, Dorset. Purchased prior to 1953.Catalogue Note;The Chinese writing brush, along with the ink stick, inkstone and paper are considered the Four Treasures of the Scholar`s Studio. The brush, bi, is a pun for the adverb certainly or surely. Brush handles are more usually made from bamboo, but porcelain and lacquer examples are also known.
A Chinese gilt metal and enamel jardiniere, the six-lobed form enamelled with stylized lotus in shades of blue, pink and red, attached to a later hardwood lotus stand, and a large porcelain mug painted with carp, 18th century, damages, the mug with a replacement metal handle, 26.5cm max. (2)
A Chinese famille rose U-shaped cup, painted with a boy in a garden with a large chicken between blue rockwork and flowers, the reverse with seventeen rows of calligraphy, the base with a six character Qianlong mark but later, 8.1cm wide. Cf. Allen, Introduction to Later Chinese Porcelain, p.164 for similar examples.
An unusual Chinese blanc de Chine model of two Europeans, standing wearing tricorn hats and holding fans, before a jardiniere and with a dog to one side, c.1700, some restoration to their hats, 16.5cm. Cf. P. J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine no.117A, and , p. G. Godden, Oriental Export Market Porcelain p.266 for related groups.
A pair of Chinese wucai hexagonal dishes, finely carved with rockwork and painted with flowering peony branches, leaves and grassy sprays, the rims with a brown wash, each with a four character seal mark fu tian xia taiping (happiness and universal peace), Chongzhen 1628-1644, 14.5cm. (2) Cf. Sir Michael Butler, Chinese Porcelain at the end of the Ming dynasty, 3rd April 1984, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1983-84, vol.48 for a similar dish.
Two unusual Chinese armorial dishes, decorated in sepia with mythological scenes, one of a female figure, but perhaps intended to represent Jupiter riding in a chariot across the sky and with the arms of Humbertson, the other with a scene of Perseus after a European print of The Rescue of Andromeda, the border with the arms of Mackenzie, c.1745, the later dish extensively damaged, 29cm. (2) Cf. D. S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, I, p.334.
Two Chinese Dutch decorated plates, both decorated in the Kakiemon palette, one with two parrots after a 1580 engraving by Adriaen Collaert, the other with a pheasant perched on rockwork, both 18th century, one with a small rim chip, 21.8cm. (2). Cf. Helen Espir, European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, pp.144-145. Provenance: from the collection of Anthony Ray (1926-2009), ceramic historian.
REFERENCE. - R.L. HOBSON. Chinese Pottery and Porcelain. London, New York, etc.: 1915. Limited edition of 1500 copies, this number 793, 2 vols., 8vo (235 x 165mm.) Numerous plates, some colour. (Browning and spotting.) Original buckram, t.e.g. (extremities lightly bumped, spines darkened). - And a quantity of others, the majority reference works (a quantity).
AN UNUSUAL LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CANTON PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE DISH, overall typically decorated with birds amongst foliage but particularly having a reserved panel with Islamic script below two winged lions. 10" Diameter. Together with a similar Canton famille rose part coffee set to include six plates, six cups, six saucers and a comport.(20).
A GROUP OF ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN, to include an octagonal shaped serving dish, 12 1/2", a similar bowl, 12", a rabbits head tureen and cover on stand, 7", a pair of blue and white plates decorated boys playing, 9 1/2" and a spoon tray, 5" and four saucer dishes, tea bowls and saucers, ginger jar etc.
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