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A pair of Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster vases painted with blossoming prunus on 'cracked ice' ground, the base with underglaze blue four character marks, late 19th or early 20th century, 30 cm highAmateur restoration - both been repaired extensively, firing flaws in the glaze

A set of four Chinese export blue and white porcelain dishes, Qianlong period (1736-1795) each dish decorated in the centre with a single tall pine in a fenced garden landscape, geometric border around the rim with four peaches, 23 cm diameter (4)three dishes are good with minor rim chips/frits and small glaze imperfections, the fourth dish has one large and one smaller hairline crack, see images

An 18th century Chinese export blue and white porcelain dish of shaped octagonal form painted with bamboo, peonies and other blossoming flowers in underglaze blue, Qianlong period (1736-1795) 37.5 cm x 30 cm some small glaze or firing imperfections and minor rim frits/chips

A Chinese Republic period porcelain box and cover of circular form, the domed lid decorated with a recumbent figure wearing loose open robes laying on a tiger, the base with three children playing chequers, calligraphy inscription and the interior well painted with an old man fishing, all in polychrome enamels, four red seal marks on the body and a blue four character seal mark underneath, 7 cm high x 11.5 cm diameterNo chips or cracks and no sign of restoration

A 19th century Chinese porcelain export bowl, the exterior decorated with gilt cracked ice design on royal blue ground, the five shaped reserves filled by landscape paintings with birds in famille rose polychrome enamels, 19 cm diameter to/w a Chinese 18th century blue and white porcelain export plate painted with dwellings in a lakeside landscape, 22.5 diameter, and a Middle Eastern brass cuspidor, 28 cm high (3)

A Chinese porcelain famille rose yellow ground ewer and cover with animal finial, painted in polychrome enamels with a bird perched amongst blossoming prunus trees, the reverse with calligraphy inscription, six Character Qianlong mark on the base, 36 cm high 

AMENDMENT - QING DYNASTY OR LATER A Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain blue and white charger, the interior painted with central floral sprays inside bands of scrolling lotus which is repeated on the exterior in a rich underglaze blue, the base with six character Yongzheng mark (1723-1735) 29.5 cm diameter No damage, cracks or signs of restorationLabel reads 'Sotheby's, lot no 235, 22/5/2002 AM843'

A 19th century Chinese porcelain celadon bowl, the slightly everted rim with an underglaze key fret band, rounded sides with raised band of lappets rising from the circular foot, the base with underglaze blue six character Tongzhi mark (1862-1874) 16.5 cm diameter x 7.5 cm highGood condition

A pair of 20th century Chinese porcelain famille rose vases of baluster form with flared necks, finely painted with mountainous lakeside landscapes, dwellings and pine trees reserved on pink ground densely decorated with floral scrolls painted in polychrome enamels, the base with a red six character seal mark, 36 cm high (2)Good condition

A 18th century Chinese porcelain hexagonal teabowl, the interior of the rim with a band of osier decoration, the exterior finely painted in rich underglaze blue with pagodas amongst rocky landscapes and pine trees, 8.5 cm diameter, to/w a small provincial blue and white wine cup, a blue and white baluster vase and cover with lion finial, painted with birds and foliage in underglaze blue, Kangxi four character mark, 20 cm high, and another blue and white Kangxi style vase, 18 cm (4)Chip to vase lid and rim of vase, various firing flaws on most items

A collection of mainly 19th century china and porcelain to include:  A pearl ware jug with moulded pastoral decoration, 15.5 cm high; an English porcelain inkwell, the scrolling rococo base surmounted by a recumbent greyhound, 19 cm wide; a Davenport creamware specimen plate painted with a 'Jagged leaved fig-marigold, 20 cm diam; a green glazed plate with moulded edge painted with butterflies and fauna, 22.5 cm diam., two Meissen plates painted with songbirds and insects, 18.5 cm diam., a Davenport plate, 24.5 cm diam, two Delft tiles and an 18th century Chinese blue and white punch bowl, 25.5 cm diam.

A 19th century Continental porcelain double-ended scent-bottle painted in the Aesthetic manner with birds and flowers on a yellow ground, gilt bun stoppers, to/w a German novelty scent bottle in the form of a German Picklehorn helmet, a 19th century Staffordshire miniature cat on a cushion, an opaque glass moonflask scent bottle with ornate gilt metal over-cladding and a miniature scent flask (5)Yellow Chinese style bottle with gilding losses, scent flask with brass bird design has a chip inside rim, scent flask with rose design good condition, helmet scent flask has losses to gilding

A Chinese porcelain blue and white octagonal jardinière or planter probably early 20th century, the exterior painted with shaped reserves of alternate flowers in gardens and lake landscapes, on a diaper ground, the flat, outset rim similarly decorated with lake landscapes and precious objects, standing on eight ruyi bracket feet, the unglazed base incised with radial lines, 15in. (38cm.) diameter, 8¾in. (22.2cm.) high. *Condition: Some glaze scratching to inner rim, small glaze chip to one corner of outer rim, a few small glaze chips to feet. No other faults.

A Chinese porcelain blue and white double gourd vase and cover probably 18th / early 19th century, potted with two distinct bulbs and elongated, slightly flared neck with domed, stopper-style cover, painted with a pair of phoenix in flight amidst stylised clouds, the smaller bulb above with gnarled prunus and pine trees below a floral and diaper decorated neck, the two gourds divided by a wavy girdle, over a basal band of floral reserves on a keywork ground, six character mark to base, 14in. (35.5cm.) high, neck and cover a/f. *Condition: Cover with glued repair, glued repair to upper neck and small chip to rim, a patch of heavy abrasion to glaze to lower neck. A few small frits to edge of base.

Three small Chinese porcelain blue and white vases comprising two sleeve vases, one painted with two dragons amidst flowers and foliage, below a diaper and bamboo border below the everted rim, 6in. (15.1cm.) high, the other painted with two rectangular reserves with figures in a garden, on a ruyi diaper ground, with four character Xuantong mark (1909-1911) and probably of the period, 5½in. (14.1cm.) high; and a baluster vase with similar decoration, with four character Kangxi mark but later, 4 7/8in. (12.3cm.) high. (3) *Condition: - Sleeve vase (dragons): Small glaze chip to rim. Otherwise good. - Sleeve vase (scholars): 2in. hairline to rim. - Baluster vase: Small patch of glaze abrasion to rim. No other faults.

A Chinese porcelain blue and white teapot 18th century, with white metal mounts, the globular body painted with auspicious objects above a lappet border with floral motifs, the C-scroll handle painted with stylised clouds, the spout and cover in white metal, 4½in. (11.5cm.) high overall. *Condition: Chain between cover and handle broken, small scratch to glaze beneath spout, small hairline to left of top handle joint with body, tiny frit to foot rim.

A Chinese export porcelain water buffalo stirrup cup probably 20th century, painted with matt black nose and fur, grey horns and turquoise harness, 4¾in. (12cm.) long, chip to one ear. *Condition: Chip to tip of one ear, glaze flake from one horn and left hand side of harness pin missing from nose.

A large Chinese export porcelain blue and white charger late 18th century, painted with a pagoda beneath a rocky outcrop on the shore of a lake, the border painted with four floral sprays, 15 1/8in. (38.5cm.) diameter, rim chip. *Condition: Chip to rim, with much smaller chip nearby. Light glaze scratching to well. No other faults.

An 18th century porcelain tea bowl and saucer probably Chinese for the European market, the saucer painted with a stag and a hunting hound in a wooded landscape, below a gilt rocaille border, the tea bowl painted with a cockerel in a farmyard with conforming gilt border, both pieces with overglaze blue enamelled crossed swords mark, the saucer 5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) diameter, hairline to saucer; together with a Chinese floral enamelled tea bowl and saucer; and a Chinese blue and white tea bowl. (5) *Condition: - Stag & dog / cockerel: Saucer has a Small chip and 1in hairline to rim. Wear to gilding. Tea bowl good with some gilt wear. - Floral: Star crack to base of saucer. Tea bowl good. - B&W tea bowl: Short hairline to rim.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain tureen and cover from The Nanking Cargo Qianlong period, c.1750, painted with a garden scene with fence and flowering trees in underglaze blue, beneath a lattice border to the rim, the twin semi circular handles with a ribbed rim, the cover with pomegranate finial, floral sprays and lattice border, 9in. (23cm.) diameter. * Provenance: Christies 'The Nanking Cargo' lot sticker to base. ** Condition: In good condition with no obvious damage, chips etc, some blemishes to glaze.

A good pair of Chinese famille rose porcelain 'Boys' vase lamps 19th century, the vases of stout baluster form, painted in polychrome enamels with three groups of three boys varying auspicious objects, the groups surrounding large suspended pendant motifs, each with a large blue-green bat holding a lantern decorated with tassels and suspending a lotus flower, over a floral lappet pendant border in turquoise with pink and lavender borders, the upstanding neck with flowers and foliage on a yellow ground, the vases 13in. (33cm.) high plus lamp fittings, which are inserted from the neck and have not damaged the vases. (2) *Condition: Very good overall - no chips, cracks or other faults. The lamp fittings have not caused any damage, drill holes etc. to the vases. Enamelled decoration very good, with just a little very minor wear to the iron red edge lining in places around the base and a few tiny nicks and scratches.

A Chinese porcelain flambe glazed lamp, the stoutly potted vase with a thick, streaked and mottled blue glaze with white pooling to the glaze in places and large dark, think spots to the neck, the vase 10in. (25.5cm.) high, glued repair to rim, glaze chipping to base, drilled.*Condition: Large v-shaped piece and two smaller pieces beside this have been off from the rim and have old glued repairs. The edge of the base has several large glaze flakes and a piece of glaze has been off and glued back. Has a drilled base from the lamp conversion.

A 19th century Chinese porcelain Mandarin bowl decorated with two panels of figures outside a house at a lakeside, 8in. (20.25cm.) diameter, on a carved hardwood stand, bowl cracked, stand a/f.

A pair of Chinese export porcelain blue and white saucer dishes Qianlong period (1736-1795), painted with flowers, rockwork and bamboo in a garden, within diaper and ruyi borders, 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter; together with a pair of Kangxi period lotus dishes, with moulded lotus petal rim and typical blue and white floral decoration, painted lozenge mark to base with double concentric circles, 8 5/8in. (21.9cm.) diameter, hairlines. (4) *Condition: - Saucer dishes: One very good, with just two tiny glaze frits to rim. The other with twelve small glaze chips to rim. - Lotus dishes: Both have a hairline to rim - one 2in. long, the other extending from rim to footrim. Both also have glaze fritting to rim and one has two small rim chips.

A fine Chinese famille rose porcelain shallow dish or stand Yongzheng six character mark in underglaze blue within double concentric circles to the underside and believed to be of the period (1723-1735), the circular dish with very slightly upturned rim and inset, shallow circular foot, finely painted in enamels with two noblewomen, one holding a finger citron, standing beside a marble topped table with a vase of peonies, a dish of pomegranates and a porcelain pillow, with two stools beneath, the women watching a boy playing and two chickens pecking at their feet, 5 7/8in. (14.8cm.) diameter. *One minute (1mm) chip to rim at approx. 3 o'clock and approx. ten tiny glaze flakes to the rim. No other chips or cracks. Minor gilt wear to decoration, some rubbing / wear to pale blue enamelling to right hand stool. Some rubbing to enamelling to left hand chicken's head. A few other very small flakes from enamel and a little light scratching to painted decoration in places. No restoration.

A small Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster vase four character underglaze blue Kangxi mark but later, painted with birds and butterflies amidst flowers, fruit and foliage, 5¼in. (3.25cm.) high; together with another similar, 5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) high; a small Oriental blue and white porcelain box and cover with white metal mounts, the cover painted with a carp amidst water weed, 2¼in. (5.75cm.) diameter; and a small blue and white Japanese Arita style bottle vase, 4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) high. (4) *Condition: - Baluster vase with Kangxi marks: Two small glaze frits to rim. No cover. No other faults. - Baluster vase: Small glaze flaw just above foot. No other faults. - Whitemetal mounted box: VG, no faults. - Bottle vase: Two small chips inside foot rim. No other faults.

A small Chinese porcelain blue and white baluster vase with four character Kangxi mark to base (1662-1722), probably 19th century, painted with flowers and leaves on a scrolling vine ground, the shoulder and base with repeating hexagon borders, the upstanding neck painted with peonies and leaves, 5¼in. (13.2cm.) high. *Condition: Very good, with no faults.

A Chinese porcelain famille rose baluster vase 20th century, with elongated neck on a hardwood stand, the body and neck decorated with a blossoming and fruiting peach tree, with an underglaze blue seal mark to the base, 15in. (38.1cm.) high, on a carved hardwood stand.

A matched pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain rectangular jardinieres or planters 18th / 19th century, shallow with flared rims and short shaped bracket feet, painted with peonies, prunus, chrysanthemums and lotus flowers beneath a diaper rim, 8 3/8 x 5 1/8in. (21.25 x 13cm.), 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) high. (2) *Condition: One with a glaze chip to one corner of rim and glaze flaw to inner rim. The other with heavier glaze chipping to rim and small chip to one corner. No other faults.

An 18th century Chinese export porcelain tureen Qianlong period (1736-1795), oval form, with twin mask with feathered headdress handles, the exterior painted in enamels with pairs of cockerels in a fenced garden, within iron red and gilt ruyi and chain link borders, 7½in. (19cm.) high, lacks cover. *Condition: Lacks cover. Minor gilt wear. No other faults.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain bowl 20th century, decorated with ladies in a garden scene to the front and calligraphy on the reverse, beneath a ruyi head and lappet border, with peaches and foliage at the base centre, 9¾in. (23.7cm.) diameter; together with a Chinese famille rose porcelain armorial saucer dish, 20th century, 10½in. (26.6cm.) diameter. (2)

A graduated pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain moon flasks late 20th century, of flattened ovoid form with overall floral and bird decoration and a waisted neck with beast handles, the larger 20½in. (52cm.) high inc. stand; together with a Chinese blue and white Meiping vase painted with flowering vines, 14in. (35.5cm.) high. (3)

A late 19th century Chinese porcelain shaped oval, shallow dish decorated with scholars in a house and two female figures in the garden before them, the upturned rim with flower-head decoration, 10¾ x 9in. (27.3 x 22.9cm.).

A pair of English porcelain turquoise vases late 19th century, brightly enamelled in the Chinese taste with decoration of scattered butterflies and flowering branches, with gilt lined upper and lower rims, unmarked, 32cm high (restored)

Three oriental porcelain teapots comprising two Chinese export and one Japanese Satsuma, height approx. 14cm.

A group of three Chinese 19th century blue and white porcelain vases, each bearing Kangxi double ring mark to base, heights 26cm & 27cm.

A Chinese Ming style porcelain blue and white dish, diam. 18.5cm.

A Chinese famille noire porcelain vase, of baluster form, decorated with a phoenix and a tree beside a waterfall, bears four character mark, 24.5cm H. (AF)

Pair of Chinese porcelain Dogs of Fo joss stick holders, decorated in bright colours, height 23cm

Chinese porcelain box and cover, late 19th Century, shallow form decorated in famille verte colours with figures examining vases within a walled garden, 8.5cm diameter

Japanese Arita porcelain plate, Meiji (1868-1912), decorated with a central lotus flower in underglaze blue, within a broad band of lotus in terracotta, with green and pink enamelled reserves, the underside painted with a Chinese six character Chenghua mark, 28cm diameter

A varied collection of Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain, 19th/20th C. -- H 35,5 - 16,9 cm (the tallest and the smallest vase)Ê H 19,6 - 11,9 cm (the jars)Ê H 15,1 cm (the teapot)Ê Dia.: 21,3 cm (the dish)Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images.

A Chinese blue, white and grisaille Portuguese market plate with the three-masted sailing ship 'Brillante', early 19th C. -- Dia.: 22,5 cmÊ Literature:Ê D. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West: Chinese porcelain and other decorative arts for export, London, 1978, vol. I, p. 228, no. 227.Ê The 'Brillante' was owned by Miguel Alves Sousa, a merchant based in Macao. The 'MAS' flag refers to the Sousa family. Probably this service was originally used on board of the ship. A great granddaughter of Sousa sold the service in 1928 in Hong Kong.Ê Compare:Ê A similar pair was sold at Northeast Auctions in 2012 for $3304 (link).Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.   A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.   

Two Chinese famille rose Dutch market 'Gerlag' armorial cups and a saucer, Qianlong -- Dia.: 12,1 cm (the saucer)Ê Dia.: 7,3 - 5,4 cm (the cups)Ê H 5,9 - 4 cmÊ Literature:Ê J. Kroes, Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market, Zwolle, 2007, p. 209, no. 122. -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose Dutch market 'Clifford of Chudleigh' armorial plate, Qianlong -- Dia.: 22,8 cmÊ Literature:Ê J. Kroes, Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market, Zwolle, 2007, p. 214, fig. 125b.Ê Compare:Ê A similar pair was sold at Northeast Auctions in 2010 for $3540 (link).Ê Ê Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

Two Chinese famille rose English market 'Major' armorial cups and a saucer, Qianlong -- Dia.: 12,2 cm (the saucer)Ê H 6,4 - 4 cm - Dia.: 7,4 - 6 cm (the cups)Ê Literature:Ê D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 573. -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose English market 'Fisher impaling Pigot' armorial teapot, Qianlong -- H 12,9 cm - L 19,5 cmÊ Ê Literature:Ê D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1974, p. 384. -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose Dutch market 'Van Scholten' en 'Wesele' armorial cup and saucer, Qianlong -- Dia.: 13,6 - 8 cm (the saucer and the cup)Ê H 4,7 cm (the cup)Ê Literature:Ê J. Kroes, Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market, Zwolle, 2007, p. 318, fig. 352.Ê References:Ê Christie's, New York, 25 January 2011, lot 47, for a pair of related cups and saucers. (Sold USD 4.750) (link) -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose Dutch market 'Van Slingelandt' and 'Van Overschie' armorial cup and saucer, Qianlong -- H 4 cm - Dia.: 12 - 7,9 cmÊ With a 'Suchow & Seigel" label.Ê Literature:Ê J. Kroes, Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market, Zwolle, 2007, p. 401, fig. 319. -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose English market 'Gale' (Spe Vivimus) armorial plate, Qianlong -- Dia.: 23 cmÊ Literature:Ê D. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, vol. I, p. 444. The arms are those of Gale of Scruton in Bedale, Yorkshire (motto: Spe Vivimus).Ê Compare:Ê A similar set of four famille rose armorial plates was offered at Bonhams, London (link).Ê Ê Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A pair of Chinese famille rose French market 'Taillefer de Roussille' armorial plates, Qianlong -- Dia.: 22,9 cmÊ Compare:Ê A similar tureen on stand was sold at Christie's New York, 21-22 June 2011 (link).Ê Provenance:Ê Both plates with a 'J. Louis Binder Chinese Export Porcelain Collection' and a 'Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe Antiques' label.Ê Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose English market 'Hoadley' armorial soup plate, Qianlong -- Dia.: 22,3 cm -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose English market 'Moreton' (Perseverando) armorial dish, Qianlong -- Dia.: 22,6 cmÊ Literature:Ê D. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, vol. I, p. 439.Ê Compare:Ê A set of similar dishes was sold at Sotheby's New York in 2016 (link). -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose bowl with the arms of Oranje Nassau and Prussia, about 1790 -- H 4,8 - Dia.: 9,8 cmÊ This bowl was part of a large service offered to Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751-1820), the wife of Dutch stadholder Willem V Prince of Orange.The service, offered by the VOC, was dispersed after the French invasion of 1795.Ê Literature:Ê J. Kroes, Chinese armorial porcelain for the Dutch market, Zwolle, 2007, p. 487-489, fig. 408.Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose English market 'Baker quartering Cholmley' armorial plate, Qianlong -- Dia.: 22,9 cm -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose Dutch market 'Bal' and 'Cats' armorial bowl, dated 1779, Qianlong -- H 6,1 cm - Dia.: 11,9 cmÊ With a 'Suchow & Seigel' label.Ê Provenance:Ê Christie's, New York, Jan. 24, 2012, 'The Peter H B Frelinghuysen Jr Collection', lot 148. (link) -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese famille rose English market 'Mackay' (Manu Forti) armorial plate, Qianlong -- Dia.: 23,4 cmÊ Literature:Ê D. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, vol. I, p. 285.Ê Compare:Ê A similar pair was sold at Northeast Auctions in 2010 for $2280 (link).Ê Ê -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A varied collection of mostly blue and white and famille rose Chinese porcelain, Kangxi and later -- Various dimensions. -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images.

A Chinese Imari style saucer with 'Dames au Parasol' after Cornelis Pronk, Qianlong -- Dia.: 11,3 cmÊ Literature:Ê D. Howard & J. Ayers, China for the West: Chinese porcelain and other decorative arts for export, London, 1978, vol. I, pp. 298-299, no. 292. -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial porcelain but designed to Western taste. Its continued appeal is testament to the incredible interaction of Chinese artisans and Western importers who, without common language or culture and separated by vast oceans, together promoted the spread of these wares.  Bulk-ordered blue and white porcelain decorated with generic mountain landscapes comprised the overwhelming majority of China Trade cargoes. But the other 2 per cent — large, colourfully enamelled wares — were at the top of the market and remain so today. Made across three centuries and with decoration ranging from Chinese myths and legends to exotic botanical blooms, ‘famille rose’ and ‘famille verte’ enamelled porcelains appeal both to collectors and to those looking for high-quality decoration for their interiors.It’s the Chinese export ‘private trade’ porcelain — pieces specially commissioned by Dutch and English East India Company directors, European royals or Yankee merchants — that really makes collectors’ hearts beat faster. At the top of the ‘private trade’ list is armorial porcelain: the great dinner services, tea services and decorative pieces made to order with European coats-of-arms. These objects reflected the absolute latest in fashion, not just in their decorations but also in their forms, which evolved as trends emerged and 18th-century cuisine developed.Armorial porcelain can connect a collector directly to important personages of the day: Louis XV of France, Catherine the Great, the ‘Princely’ Duke of Chandos and many, many more owned Chinese armorial services.  A particularly charming and even quirky Chinese export category is known as ‘European subject’. These wares were painted to order in China after popular Western paintings and prints, with scenes ranging from literary to topographical, mythological or historical.Large-scale pieces — sometimes called ‘country house’ porcelain — filled the great 18th-century European houses. Timelessly elegant, the large Chinese export jardinières or floor-standing vases, such as the famous ‘soldier vases’ that stood guard in the palace of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, were equally at home in the American ballrooms of the Gilded Age; today they would perfectly suit a modern loft.A further category of Chinese export wares includes those modelled after fashionable European silver forms. From soup tureens, tea services, candlesticks and candelabra to ewers and wine coolers, these pieces offer a fascinating mix of Chinese decoration and Western shape.Chinese potters had a long tradition of modelling lifelike ceramic figures to accompany important individuals in the afterlife, and developed a special affinity for these sculptures in porcelain. Eighteenth-century Europeans were captivated by the porcelain exotic birds, court figures and pug dogs made in China, and these models soon became highly desirable. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables, while large Chinese animal-form tureens were used in the dining room.  

A Chinese three-piece bronze mounted blue and white porcelain garniture, 19th C. -- H 56,3 - 54 cm -- -- -- Please request condition reports by e-mail on info@coronariauctions.com. They will be uploaded to the description on our website, where you can find additional HD images.