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Click here to subscribeA CHINESE ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SHOU LAO, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, 1736 – 1795Modelled standing, the bearded laughing immortal holding a peach branch in his right hand, his robes brightly coloured and enhanced with black enamel sprigs of butterflies, flowers and finger citronHeight: 27cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Tips of fingers holding peach branch restored. Left hand restored. Old restoration to blue enamel of his top knot.
A CHINESE 'FAMILLE ROSE' PORCELAIN 'BATAVIAN' WARE’ FIVE PIECE GARNITURE, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, 1723 – 1735Comprising: three baluster vases and domed covers, two beaker vases, each painted with leaf and scroll-shaped panels of flowers, including peony, lotus and prunus blossom, turquoise enamel borders, all against a café-au-lait ground (8)Height: 28cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. The beaker vases with restorations to rims, and some overpainting. One with further restoration to the body, covering cracks.1: baluster vase, rim chips retouched. Some overpainting to body. cover restored.2: baluster vase, in good condition. cover restored.3: baluster vase, in good condition. cover restored.
A PAIR OF CHINESE 'FAMILLE ROSE' PORCELAIN SEMI-EGGSHELL PLATES, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1730Each of barbed form, painted to the centre with a chrysanthemum within a border of four quatre-lobed vignettes containing ladies and children, birds and flowers, all on a gilt lotus ground, the rim with further panels of butterflies and flowers on a pink-diaper ground, the underside with floral sprigs (2)Diameter: 21cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. One plate with a restored hairline/break to the rim at 3 o'clock. The other with a small nick/chip to the barbed rim at 12 o'clock. Otherwise good.
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER’ PLATES, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, 1723 – 1735Each finely painted with a scene from ‘The Romance of the Western Chamber’ with Cui Yingying waiting for Zhang Sheng to jump over the walled garden, all within scroll-shaped cartouches reserved against a scrollwork ground, with flowers and vignettes enclosing precious objects (4)Diameter: 23cmThe scenes depicted here reference the woodblock prints used to illustrate the text from the famous Yuan dynasty play from the 13th-14th century, Xi Xiang Ji or 'The Romance of The Western Chamber'. The woodblock prints inspired Chinese porcelain painters for generations and the story tells the tale of the romance between the impoverished scholar Zheng Sheng and the beautiful Cui YingyingCondition ReportUV light inspected. very minor frits to brown dressing to rims. minor stacking wear toeach. Variation of yellow enamel to mans robe. Otherwise good.
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN OCTAGONAL PLATES, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, 1723-1735Each painted with two ladies accompanied by children, one on a boat, punting, all beneath a willow tree, the rims set with lotus flowers reserved against a petal shaped blue ground, reserved on pink diaper work (2)Diameter: 20.5cmA similar pair was sold at Christie’s London, 30th April 2015, lot 96Condition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. One plate with four minor rim frits to corners. The other with five minor rim frits.
A PAIR OF CHINESE 'FAMILLE NOIRE' PORCELAIN COCKEREL PLATES, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, 1723 – 1735Each painted with a cockerel perched on blue rockwork amongst peonies and insects, the rims with a peony scroll reserved against a black ground, pink diaper bands, applied paper labelDiameter: 23.2cmProvenance: Ionides Collection, Buxted Park. Collection of Luis Pereira Ganhao, Palacio Do Correio Velho, 12th April 2016, lot 223Condition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. One plate with two small 'nicks' to brown dressing of rim. Minor stacking wear. Otherwise good.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1770Of globular form, well painted with a continuous scene of a courting Manchurian couple accompanied by two boy and female attendants highlighted in gildingHeight: 12.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Restored chip to top of spout. base of handle. Some wear to gilding around the shoulder.
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN SOUP PLATES, QING DYNASTY, YONGZHENG PERIOD, CIRCA 1723 – 1735Each painted with a hen and two chicks within a walled garden beneath peony and prunus blossom, the cavetto with sprigs of peaches and pomegranates, the rims with landscape vignettes against a pink-diaper ground (4)Diameter: 22.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. Minor stacking wear. Overall in good condition.
FOUR CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN PLATES, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, 1736 - 1795Each painted with precious objects within panelled borders (2)Diameter: 23cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. One plate with minor touched in rim chip, at 10 0'clock. Minor stacking wear. Otherwise good.
FIVE CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN PLATES, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1750Each of octagonal form, painted with peony to the centre, the rims with compartmentalised borders enclosing four vignettes (5)Diameter: 22cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Two plates with very minor touched in rim frits. Minor stacking wear. Otherwise good.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘DAMES AU PARASOL’ PLATE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, 1736 – 1795Decorated in the Pronk style, with two ladies and birds in a fenced garden, the rim with sprays of flowers and fruit, inscribed ‘46’ to reverseDiameter: 23cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Minor wear to enamels. Otherwise good.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘DANISH MARKET’ ARMORIAL PORCELAIN PLATE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785Painted in the neo-classical style with the arms of Peter van Hemert within laurel and lime-green and gilt beaded bordersDiameter: 23cmThe Danish arms are those of Peter van Hemert (1735-1810) who was counsellor of state and agent with the Danish Justice Council. He took a particular interest in the Asiatic company of Denmark, in which he owned shares which quadrupled in value between 1772-1781Condition ReportUV light inspected. Minor wear to pink scroll border. Three minor touched in rim chips. See UV light photos. Otherwise good.
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ‘DANISH MARKET’ ARMORIAL PORCELAIN SAUCE BOATS, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785Painted in the neo-classical style with the arms of Peter van Hemert within laurel and lime-green and gilt beaded borders (2)Length: 22.5cmThe Danish arms are those of Peter van Hemert (1735-1810) who was counsellor of state and agent with the Danish Justice Council. He took a particular interest in the Asiatic company of Denmark, in which he owned shares which quadrupled in value between 1772-1781Condition ReportUV light inspected. Minor frits to rims and handles. One interior roundel of minerva a little worn. Firing fault to rim near one handle.
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ‘JUDGEMENT OF PARIS’ PLATES, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1745 – 1750Each painted with a mythological scene of Paris handing Venus the golden apple, Juno, Minerva and Cupid look on, within a border set with four cartouches containing fantasy views of shipping in Canton and Plymouth sound, highlighted in gilding (2)Diameter: 23cmThis famous mythological scene was a popular subject in Chinese Export, and plates and were made with various borders. For a similar plate to the present lot, see F. and N. Hervouët, Y. Bruneau, La porcelaine des compagnies des Indes, à décor occidental, Paris, 1986, p. 310, no. 13.72, and for examples of the other different border designs, see nos. 13.71, 13.73-76.Condition ReportUV light inspected. Tiny restored rim chip to reverse of rim to one. Some stacking wear to image, see additional natural light photographs.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN ARMORIAL PLATE, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1745Painted to the centre with the arms of Pigot, Ermine three lozenges in fess sable: crest, A Wolf’s head argent, all within gilt diaper bordersDiameter: 26cmAccording to David Sanctuary Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, Vol I., p251, E11, ‘This service was made for George Pigot of Patshull, Staffordshire, who became Governor of Fort St. George, Madras, 1755-63 and again 1775-7….. he was created a baronet in 1764 and in 1766 Baron Pigot of Patshull, Co. Dublin’Condition ReportUV light inspected. Shallow 5mm rim chip at 7 o'clock. Some wear to gilding around the cavetto. Otherwise good.
A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND PORCELAIN BOWLS, QING DYNASTY, SIX-CHARACTER MARK OF GUANGXU IN IRON-REDEach painted with four panels of characters on a yellow ground, with famille-rose lotus and key-fret borders (2)Diameter: 12.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Minor wear to gilt rims. Otherwise good.
A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SHARD, EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURYHeavily potted, painted in underglaze-blue with a stiff-leaved lotus border with classic ‘heaping and piling'Dimensions: approximately 14cm by 19cm by 3cmA similar fragment was sold at Bonham's Knightsbridge, lot 189, 15th May 2023.Comparable Xuande fragments from the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen are illustrated in the Chang Foundation, Xuande Imperial Porcelain excavated at Jingdezhen, Taipei, 1998, no. F-17Condition ReportA shard, weight 1233g.Acquired in Beijing (by repute) in the early 2000's.
A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT ZHANGZHOU ‘SWATOW’ BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JAR, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURYThe stoutly potted jar set with four lug handles to the shoulder, painted with an aquatic winged dragon amongst cloud scrolls, accompanied by horses and carps, above crashing waves and lotus bordersHeight: 31cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. 1cm scale chip to one lug handle. The body well crazed and stained. The decoration is rather good for this type of late Ming jar, Wanli period, 1573-1619.
A CHINESE PORCELAIN ENAMELLED KO-AKAE SAUCER DISH, MING DYNASTY, TIANQI/CHONGZHEN PERIOD 1621 – 1644For the Japanese market, painted in underglaze-blue and enamels with two small junks sailing towards a willow treeDiameter: 15.4cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. In good condition except for typical minor fritting around the rim.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DOUBLE-GOURD VASE, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, 1628 – 1644The upper bulb painted with two ripe pomegranates, the lower section with a scholar seated in a bamboo grove accompanied by two boy attendants, one carrying a duckHeight: 20cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. Small chip to neck near a firing fault where the Jingdezhen potters chipped the vase before firing, part of blue line missing. Two small glaze chips to lower body, slightly stained, with minor glaze loss, marked in red on photographs.
A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT ‘SWATOW’ BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER, MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD, CIRCA 1600Painted to the centre with a lion-dog with a floral borderDiameter: 40.2cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Consolidated hairline to the rim at 8 0'clock, running to the foot rim. Minor stacking wear to centre of dish.
A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT ‘SWATOW’ BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER, MING DYNASTY, EARLY 17TH CENTURYPainted to the centre with two opposing stylised dragons within a panelled border painted with fruit and flowersDiameter: 38.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Overall in good condition except for touched in frits around the rim. mostly confined to the reverse. Minor scratches surface wear.
A LARGE CHINESE EXPORT ZHANGZHOU ‘SWATOW’ BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER, MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD, 1573 - 1620Well painted with two deer amongst bamboo, pine trees, peaches and cloud scrollsDiameter: 39cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Four stained hairline/crack to the reverse of the dish at 11, 9 and three o'clock. A section of the rim broken out and restuck between 7 and 8 o'clock. Well crazed overall.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘SWATOW’ BLUE-GLAZED PORCELAIN CHARGER, MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURYDecorated with an incised floral design covered in a transparent blue glazeDiameter: 37cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. Minor firing faults burst bubbles to the glaze. Some surface wear to the interior.
A CHINESE EXPORT ‘SWATOW’ BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER, MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD 1573 - 1620Painted with a central landscape scene with the recumbent deer beneath a gnarled pine tree, with a border of eight vignettes, the reverse with lotus sprigsDiameter: 41cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Consolidated hairline to the rim at 4 o'clock where it meets the rim, partially retouched. Minor surface wear, firing faults, some staining to crackle.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'HARE AND MOON’ DISH, MING DYNASTY, JIAJING PERIOD, 1522 – 1566Of deeply potted form, painted to the centre with a hare gazing at the moon obscured by foliage, birds amongst flowers to the rim, the underside with five roundels, of galloping horse, jing zhi (exquisitely made) seal mark to baseDiameter: 30cmFor a similar dish see Krahl & Ayers, London, 1986, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul. Vol. II, page 607, no 833.Condition ReportUV light checked. No restoration. Minor firing faults, glaze shrinkage, and surface scratches, all in keeping with its age. Some burnt orange body showing.
A FINE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘THREE LAUGHS AT TIGER BROOK' BOWL, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1662 – 1675Finely painted with a scene of three scholars at a riverside picnic, disturbed from a game of go, accompanied by an attendant and female musician, the underside with boatmen in a river landscape, double encircled six-character mark: ‘treasure of the weird rocks and precious vessel’Diameter: 17.5cmA fine landscape dish is illustrated and discussed, Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, Shanghai, Beauty’s Enchantment, 2005, page 236-237, cat. no. 81, where Zhou Lili records: ‘Porcelain with ‘treasure of the weird rocks and precious vessel’ marks all has the characteristics of early Kangxi porcelain....some have definite dates such as bingwu (1666) and wushen (1668) (CAT.76 and 78). This dish is probably from the same period.’Condition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. Very short hair line to rim, at 2 o'clock. Another glaze line above scholar seated on island looking out to sea. A few burst air bubbles to rim. Otherwise a very nice example of this early Kangxi period.PLEASE NOTE: The subject matter depicted is based upon an ancient Chinese proverb: 'Three laughs at Tiger Brook' which depicts three men: Huiyuan, a Buddhist Monk, Tao Yuanming, a Confucian poet, and Lu Xiujing, a taoist, laughing together when arriving at Huxi of Mount Lu, representing the ideal harmonious relations of the three religions in ancient China.
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SHOULDERED JAR, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Painted with alternating square and circular panels of extensive figural court scenes, in between cloud scrolls and stiff leaf bordersHeight: 55cmCondition ReportUV light checked. No restoration. minor frits to the rim. Some minor age related stained glaze star-cracks to interior. Glaze line\firing fault running around the shoulder, approximately covering two thirds, partially stained. Firing fault to unglazed base. See natural light photos for further details.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of domed circular form, painted with a formal five-petaled flowerhead to the cover, the base with a similar border, applied red Christie’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 3cmProvenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. The base with two chips to the flange, and an associated hairline to the interior between the two. Not visible to exterior. Visible under UV light. The cover with a tiny rim chip.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of domed circular form, painted with a circular rockwork landscape within a band of bamboo to the cover, applied red Christie’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 3cmProvenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. sellotape mark to cover and base. The base with a tiny chip to inside edge of flange.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of domed circular form, painted with a fan-shaped floral spray and rockwork to the cover, applied red Christie’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 5cmProvenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. sellotape mark to base and cover. Otherwise in good condition.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of domed circular form, painted with a floral spray beneath the moon to the cover, applied red Christie’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 3cmProvenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. sellotape marks to base and cover. Otherwise in good condition.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK ‘DRAGON’ WINE CUP, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1635 – 1640Painted with a winged dragon chasing a flaming pearlHeight: 5cmProvenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. In good condition.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK MUSTARD POT AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of compressed globular form with unglazed notched rim, painted in the ‘transitional’ style with flowers, shrubs, millet and rockwork, the flattened cover similarly decorated, applied Christie’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 6cmFor a similar mustard pot see the British Museum, Jessica Harrison-Hall, 2001, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, (12:62), inventory number 1984,0303.9Provenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. Sellotape marks to base and cover, with some yellowish staining. Otherwise good.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK MUSTARD POT AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of compressed globular form with unglazed notched rim, painted in the ‘transitional’ style with flowers, shrubs, millet and rockwork, the flattened cover similarly decorated, applied Christies’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 6cmFor a similar mustard pot see the British Museum, Jessica Harrison-Hall, 2001, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, (12:62), inventory number 1984,0303.9Provenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984Condition ReportUV light inspected. sellotape marks to both pieces with some yellowish staining. Otherwise good.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘HATCHER’ SHIPWRECK MUSTARD POT AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, CHONGZHEN PERIOD, CIRCA 1643Of compressed globular form with unglazed notched rim, painted in the ‘transitional’ style with flowers, shrubs and rockwork, the flattened cover similarly decorated, applied Christies’s Hatcher Collection label to base (2)Diameter: 6cmProvenance: The Hatcher Collection cargo was recovered from a sunken Chinese junk off the coast of Jakarta (formerly the Dutch East Indies port, known as Batavia) by Capt. M. J. Hatcher in 1983, and subsequently sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12th – 13th June 1984For a similar mustard pot see the British Museum, Jessica Harrison-Hall, 2001, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, (12:62), inventory number 1984,0303.9Condition ReportUV light inspected. sellotape marks to both pieces. Small firing fault to rim of cover. Otherwise good.
EIGHT CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Each painted with the ‘pencilled bridge landscape’ pattern, together with an additional five tea bowls (21)Diameter: tea bowl 7cm, saucer 11.5cmProvenance: Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, 31st January 2007, lot 1034. This three-day auction of 76,000 pieces of Chinese export porcelain from the Ca Mau shipwreck, conducted in 5 sessions on 29th, 30th and 31st January 2007 at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam, raised a total of€3,046,716Condition ReportPlease see additional light of day photographs for condition.The saucers: some warping, three with chips and hairlines.The tea bowls: all with minor Frits to rims, two with more substantial chips.Viewing is advised.
TWELVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Each painted with the ‘pencilled bridge landscape’ pattern (24)Diameter: tea bowl 7cm, saucer 11.5cmProvenance: Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, 31st January 2007, lot 1034. This three-day auction of 76,000 pieces of Chinese export porcelain from the Ca Mau shipwreck, conducted in 5 sessions on 29th, 30th and 31st January 2007 at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam, raised a total of €3,046,716Condition ReportPlease refer to natural light photos for extra information.The saucers: some warping, frits to rims, staining and stickers throughout. One with a hairline.The teabowls: some warping, frits to rim, minor staining. One with a more significant rim chip, another with a hairline.
TWELVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Each painted with the ‘pencilled bridge landscape’ pattern (24)Diameter: tea bowl 7cm, saucer 11.5cmProvenance: Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, 31st January 2007, lot 1034. This three-day auction of 76,000 pieces of Chinese export porcelain from the Ca Mau shipwreck, conducted in 5 sessions on 29th, 30th and 31st January 2007 at Sotheby’s in Amsterdam, raised a total of €3,046,716Condition ReportPlease see additional day light photographs for condition.The saucers: minor frits, debris and staining. One with a more obvious rim chip. also stained.The tea bowls: most with minor frits, and staining variations.First hand viewing of this lot is recommended.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ’SOLDIER’ VASE AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662-1722Of shouldered baluster form, painted in underglaze-blue with four rectangular panels containing court ladies at leisure, engaged in painting, music and reading, within panelled floral borders, chevron bands, the shoulder with luxuriant peony blooms, the lower register with four fan-shaped panels containing landscapes, reserved against a design of butterflies, insects and flowers, the domed cover similarly painted, surmounted with a biscuit lion-dog knop (2)Height overall: 115cmCondition ReportThis soldier vase has been recently extensively restored. The restoration has been executed to a high standard, with a section of the rim-made up. There are large areas of overpainting. The cover also has significant restoration to the rim, with areas of overpainting. The lion-dog is a replacement. The extent of the repairs cannot be ascertained under UV light examination as large areas fluoresce. First hand inspection is recommended for this vase and cover.PLEASE ALSO NOTE: THE CORRECT PHOTOS OF THIS VASE HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO THE SALEROOM THE 20.6.23 AND HAVE REPLACED THE PREVIOUSLY INCORRECT PHOTOGRAPHS.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SAUCER DISHPainted to the centre with a lady and small boy on a garden terrace, observing a carp and phoenix, double circle borders to the rim, the underside with a border of four carp leaping above crashing waves, double encircled Yongzheng six-character mark to baseDiameter: 20.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Burst air bubbles to the interior. 3mm small scale chip to rim at 4 0'clock, the rim, another smaller at 12 o'clock.
A RARE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘PORTUGUESE MARKET’ ARMORIAL PLATE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, CIRCA 1690Painted with the arms of Manuel Alvaro Pinto surrounded by a key-fret pattern, the fluted border with lotus petal lappets containing flowers, the reverse with two floral sprigsDiameter: 21.5cmThe De Pinto were a Jewish family originally from Portugal and Spain, they eventually settled in the Hague. For a discussion on the family see M.A. Pinto de Matos, The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics, vol. III, London, 2011, pp. 14-15, cat. no. 407Condition ReportUV light inspected. Museum quality restoration where the breaks are visible to underside. The plate has been broken into approximately six pieces and restored. Some minor losses along breaks and filling. Fritting to rim. Still an attractive and rare armorial plate. See extra photos.
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘LOTUS’ PLATES, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Each painted in vibrant tones of underglaze-blue with a stylised lotus design, on a diaper ground, the underside with eight floral sprigs with encircled Xuande marks (2)Diameter: 21cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. The cobalt blue oxide of vibrant tone. Each plate with minor rim frits. A very unusual Kangxi design.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN FLUTED ‘MUSICIANS’ BOWL, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PEROD, 1662 – 1722Of moulded lotus shape, finely painted with twelve panels of female musicians above a moulded floral lotus petal, the interior with a central slender maiden, diaper pattern border to the barbed rim, the base inscribed with a six-character Chenghua markDiameter: 20.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. Typical frits to barbed rim. Iron-spot to interior of bowl. Firing fault to foot rim, 1cm.
A GOOD CHINESE EXPORT ‘IMARI’ PORCELAIN TANKARD, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Painted with a continuous river landscape scene with boatmen and pagodas all before mountains shrouded with cloud scrolls, highlighted in gildingHeight: 17cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. In good condition except a small 3mm scale chip to brown dressed rim.
A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ROSE-WATER BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Of slender onion shaped form, painted with four floral leaf-shaped panels, the white-metal mount with screw top (2)Height: 14.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. The neck reduced to fit the white-metal mount. Slightly stained where it meets the porcelain. Otherwise good.
A SMALL CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MUG, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, 1736 - 1795Painted with a boating scene beside a pagoda with later added European enamel decorationHeight: 6.5cmCondition ReportUV light inspected. Firing fault to handle. Small scale chip to interior of mouth rim and another to the foot.
A GOOD SET OF SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LOTUS-SHAPED DISHES, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Painted in underglaze-blue with insects amongst peony and chrysanthemums issuing from rockwork, enclosed within moulded panelled borders, with various birds and flowers, brown-dressed rims (6)Diameter: 22.7cmA similar set of Kangxi period dishes (nineteen) was sold at Christie’s New York, 28th January 2021, lot 59Condition ReportUV light inspected. No restoration. Hairline to one plate, some minor frits to brown-dressed rims. A very good set of Kangxi blue lotus dishes.
A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘SOLDIER' VASES AND COVERS, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD, 1662 – 1722Boldly painted in underglaze-blue with four circular panels of court ladies at leisure on pavilion terraces playing a Qin, another group looking at a scroll painting, all reserved against a peony ground flanked by lotus-leaf shaped panels, the domed covers similarly decorated with ‘bronzed’ Buddhistic lion dog knops, all on later giltwood stands (6)Height: 112cmProvenance: Purchased from Christie’s London, 4th November 2010, lot 226, previously with Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsThe term ‘Soldier’ or ‘dragooner’ vase was adopted in the early 18th century to describe types of incredibly large vases after Frederick Augustus I (1670-1733) Elector of Saxony, and King of Poland, an avid porcelain collector, traded a regiment of cavalry for a group of vases from the collection of Freidrich Wilhelm I of Prussia in 1717The present pair of vases are a very unusual type, and would appear to have no direct comparable and rarer than the vases typically now found in the East Asian Porcelain from the Collection of Augustus the Strong, State Art Collections Dresden, Porzellansammlung. See also Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin, GermanyCondition ReportVase 1UV light inspected. With two holes drilled to base. Appears to be sprayed to interior and exterior around the foot rim. The upper body is overall good with no obvious faults/areas of spraying to interior . There are three marker labels inside which correlates to an area of overpainting to the exterior behind the scene of the ladies playing the Qin to the left hand side, confined to some foliage, possibly running down the panel to the lady outside the compound.Some old over-spraying around the foot, with related hairlines, with some retouching which can be seen under UV light. Although hard to ascertain exactly the extent of damage. It is likely that it could be just some consolidation of luting faults, hairlines. Firing imperfection/bubble burst to ladies punting panel, right hand side.The cover has been restored, probably in three, with a replacement lion dog. Typical frits around rims, shoulder and some minor staining.Vase 2UV light inspected. with two drilled holes in the base. Some fluorescence along luting lines but doesn’t appear to be restored to upper body. Small three pointed star crack to shoulder interior, not visible to exterior.Base with one hole visible. No over spraying to exterior. Firing fault to shoulder. Section of rim re-stuck in two pieces, frits and 3cm scale chip to interior of rim, with associated short hairline confined to the rim.The cover with four small areas of the rim over-sprayed. Minor restoration to original lion dog. Otherwise good.Typical frits around rims, shoulder and some minor staining.Please also see additional natural light and UV photographs.Please note our conditions of business and sale regarding condition reports, paragraphs 6 & 14
A collection of various Oriental teapots including four various Japanese Kutani style teapots, two Chinese famille rose teapots, Japanese blue and oxide red teapot, modern Chinese polychrome decorated teapot and eight various Chinese miniature teapots in enamel, cloisonne and porcelain various (17)
A 19th Century Chinese famille rose porcelain oil lamp, the reservoir with bands of foliate and floral decoration, the main body decorated with birds on blossoming branches by stream and fence on a turquoise ground decorated in pinks and greens with bats amongst scrolling foliage and script 30 cm high CONDITION REPORTS The top collar has been painted differently to the rest - see images for details under UV. Also there appears to be possibly a small repair, again visible under UV to the main body but nothing majorly visible to the naked eye. Large firing crack to the base of the oil reservoir as well as other firing faults and chips to the underside of the rim. Otherwise losses to the enamel work throughout, surface scratches etc. Wear and tear conducive with age and use - see images for more details
A Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma ware vase decorated with figural panels amongst stylised honeycomb ground, raised on a circular foot, 15.6 cm high, a Chinese turquoise glazed porcelain figure of an eagle, 24 cm high, two carved agate figures of fish, a verdigris patinated miniature figure of a prancing horse, 12.5 cm high (damaged at base), three various wooden vase stands, a gilt bronze vase stand and a modern Chinese blue and white box of square form CONDITION REPORTS Agate pieces - two fish with damage to the end of one of the leaves at each end. There is the sign of glue to the base suggesting that it may have been originally placed on a stand, the same as the other small fish, at some point. Smaller fish with some chipping around the tail - see images for further detail. The three wooden stands only: one has been broken and re-glued badly and is also missing its stretcher/under tier (the largest of the three). The other two - both have general wear and tear to include some scuffing and discolouration to the varnish etc. Minor scratches and knocks - see images for more details
A Chinese porcelain vase decorated with phoenix amongst blossom on a dragon scale or feathered oxide red ground, the shoulders with geometric zigzag decoration, raised on a circular foot, 16.5 cm diameter, together with four various Chinese carved wooden vase stands and a black basalt relief work decorated miniature teapot, 17 cm long x 7.5 cm high CONDITION REPORTS The vase only - has losses / scratches to the enamel throughout, firing faults to include a chip to the base, however, this is covered in glaze so clearly during manufacture. Also has a slight dimple / bump to one area. In need of a clean. General wear and tear conducive with age and use to include firing faults, minor losses, etc. See images for further detail.
A good quantity of antique and vintage blue and white pottery and porcelain, to include bowls, jugs, serving plates, gravy, sauce boats, vases, teapots, etc, together with a small modern Chinese teapot and ginger jar.Condition Report: The ginger jar has a crack and some of the items have small rim chips, scuffing, etc.
Various items of Chinese and other Oriental porcelain to include tea bowl with dragons, cranes, swallows, etc, height 5.5cm, unmarked, a small water dropper, height 11cm, a teacup with prunus pattern, height 4cm, a teapot, small brush pot with mountain and birds, height 10cm, diameter 7cm, a temple jar lid with Dog of Fo finial and one other (7).
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