DISH.    diam :  22 cm.

Very finely  moulded, excellent silvery-blue painting,  illustrating a grasshopper on a rock,between plants  ;  on the rim 8 panels with small natural scenes:every 2 panels with an insect ;  this is repeated on the rim-section of the backside .

-period:           WANLI  MING  :     ca. 1595 - 1605  .

- mark :           EGRET .   (  in underglaze-blue) .

- refer.:           this particular dish in : " Kraak Porcelain ",  M. Rinaldi ,  pl.264D.

- proven.:       Jacob GIELING .  ( Neth.)  n° 2123A.

- preserv. :     100%  mint  condition .

See special note on :  " Kraak Porcelain with the "EGRET" mark " .   Also according to M. Rinaldi , there are only  17 similar  dishes  known.

Superb  PAIR  OF  VASES .     h : 26 cm.

gobular form with long tapering neck ;  brightly  painted in  cobalt-underglaze blue, of saffire tone : the body with  alternating panels of a reclining "lange lijs" holding a fan in a garden,  and panels of "precious objects" , including a beaker vase, censer  and books;  the neck with  upright and pendant lappets .

period  :      KANGXI   :      1662 - 1723 .

refer. :      " Fine Chinese Ceramics ",  Sotheby's New York ,  20/03/ 2007 
               where an identical pair was sold for  $16.800- .

               " Recent Acquisitions ",  2004, Marchant & Son ,  n° 29.

               " The TAFT  Museum, New York ,Chinese Ceramics ",1931 , p. 589 .
              

This  is one of the better  " high-quality"  blue & white Kangxi ,  in perfect  condition  .

Ewer .

Very elegantly  " pear-shaped", with large handle and spout .  Painted in excellent cobalt-underglaze blue: on both sides a similar scene with a mandarin accompanied by his servant ; above 2 " tulip" flowers .
The cover in silver  attached to the body .

period :     TRANSITIONAL ,   ca. 1650 .

refer.:   " Chine de Commande ,"  L. Scheurleer   1966 , who reproduces a well-known 
             painting  from J.KALF ( 1685) : " Stilleven"  , n° 40 , with an identical ewer .

           " Chinesisches Porzellan " , Museum Frankfurt /Main (1977) , n° 82 .

This ewer here,with 2 spouts , is an interesting and rare example of a misunderstanding of a foreign order by the Chinese.  Long S-shaped spouts are common on chinese ewers , so it was a natural thing for the potters  to make such a spout on a ewer . The VOC started to order porcelain with western shapes around 1635. However, the Dutch model  provided for this ewer apparently had the small, V-shaped european-style spout on the rim. The chinese potter copied the model faithfully, but, probably not understanding the use of the pinched spout, added his own traditional spout. Only a few comparable pieces are known, as such  " failed" pieces would have been rejected by the dutch merchants .
A  similar ewer is as such  described in  :  "  Chinese Ceramics in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam " ,  C. Jörg ,  n° 290 .

Ewers like this one,were based on metal models,and may have been used for wine, or for water for washing  hands .

Perfect  condition .Very rare model,  (  for its  2 spouts ) .

Pair of PLATES .   Famille Rose design with very delicate enamels. A rich decoration with 2 mothers and their sons near a lotus pond . The border with  4 panels, each panel with a flower representing one of the 4 seasons.
Period :    YONGZHENG :    1723 - 1735 .

Refer.  :     " La Céramique chinoise sous les T"sing", Van Goidsenhove, pl. 85.
                   " The Book of the Famille Rose ",  G. Williamson,  pl. XLVI .

A fantastic pair of classic Famille Rose Yongzheng  type , in perfect condition .

TANKARD .       h :  26 cm.

Cylindrical shape,   with  handle .  Very finely painted in siverly-cobaltblue,  a continuous scene of a mandarin accompanied by his servant , in a garden .

period :      TRANSITIONAL ,    ca.1650 .

refer. :        " Chinsesisches Porzelaan in europaïschen Fassungen  " , 
                  L. Schuerleer ,  p.218 -222 .
                 " Chinese Blue & White Porcelain  from the PULLMAN
                   Collection " , Spink ( UK) London 1998 , n°13 .

Finely ciseled  SILVER  cover, attached tu the handle .

Although not an export object , this jug was made after a german  "Bierkrug"  or " SCHNELLE .

Perfect  condition .

a fine    FAMILLE  ROSE   " yellow ground "  MEDAILLON  BOWL.

Finely potted,painted in  Famille Rose enamels with 4 medaillons, fileld in with floral motifs , all on a feather arabesque  incised   yellow ground in sgraffiato technique ; between the medaillons a ribbed wan  character ;  on the  interior a further "floral & wan" design, in underglaze- blue ( see next foto ).

period :        DAOGUANG  :   1821 - 1850 .

mark  :        6 - character mark in seal , of Daoguang .

refer.:          " Recent Acquisitions ",  S. Marchant, London ,  2005 , cat. n° 58.
                  " Chinesisches Porzellan ", the ROEMER Museum, Hildesheim,1981,n°149.
                  " Chinese Ceramics from K'ang Hsi to our Days: collection of the Louvre
                     Museum, Paris : Marquet de Vasselot & Ballot,  Paris 1922 , p. 49.

The teme  or  rebus of these bowls seems to be an abundance of " good fortune , prosperity
fulfilment of wishes  ,  and long life.

Pair of PLATES .         diam :  22 cm.                                                                                                    The  delicately  pearced  border is composed of interlocking open rings . The central medaillon in Famille Verte illustrating  2 court-ladies and a boy, in a  fenced garden.

Period:      KANGXI   :   1662-1723 .
Refer. :      " Chinese Ceramics in the Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam ", C. Jörg , pl. 169 .

It is rare to find this kind of plates with perfect  interlocked  rings on the rim !

CUP  &  SAUCER .

Very  delicately painted with  subtil  FAMILLE  ROSE  enamels .The central medaillon in the shape of a lotus-flower, decorated with a family scene : a mother & her 2 sons seated between chinese mobilier, watching a pair of white hares ; rich border-decoration.

period:     YONGZHENG  :    1723 - 1735 .

Perfect condition .   Great quality .

TEABOWL  &  SAUCER .   Very finely painted in delicate pastel  FAMILLE  ROSE  . The scene representing a mother and her 2 sons,along a balustrade  and a river with the pair of "mandarin-ducks" .

Period :     YONGZHENG  :   1723 - 1735 .

Ref. :   " The Book of the Famille Rose ",  G. Williamson ,  pl. XV.
Proven.:  R.Marchant , London  ( bought  by the previous owenrs in the 1970's ) .

A perfect example of exquise  early Famille Rose porcelain,  in perfect condition.

pair of  yellow-ground  MEDAILLON    BOWLS.    diam : 15 cm.

Very nicely shaped, slightly flaring sides,  on a footring . Brilliantly enamelled on the outside with a lemon- yellow ground,enriched with flowering lotuses amidst dense scrolling leaves, linked by "ruyi"heads ; on top of this  there are 4 medaillon-reserves painted in Famille Rose :each  containing a different vase of flowers and objects associated with the " Duanwu" festival .  On the inside another medaillon with Famille Rose flowers,and a losange suspended on a branch.

mark  and  period:     DAOGOUANG :    1821 - 1850 .  ( iron-red seal-mark).

refer. :  An identical pair of bowls  ( but from the Jiajing period ) was  sold at :
           " The Alfred MORRISON Collection : Fonthill Heirlooms ": 9/11/2004 , cat. 43.

Rare pair ; great quality .  Both perfect  condition .

WUCAI  BOWL.     diam :  15 cm.

Painted in  WUCAI bright enamels ( = 5 colours) : on the exterior 2  " five-clawed" dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearls,separated by 2  phoenix birds amongst prunus and chrysant flowers, all beneath a band of bajixian alternating with ruyi heads  ;  the interior in " iron-red" , illustrating a medaillon with the dragon - flaming pearl .

period:        DAOGUANG :   1821 - 1850 .

mark  :           6 - character seal-mark in underglaze-blue .

refer. :        " Qing  Polychrome Porcelain ", The Hong Kong Museum " , 1977 , cat.n°32 
                  " The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong ", bulletin n°3, 1978, n° 7 .
                  " Recent Acquisition ",  Marchant & Son,  London 2005 , n° 61.
                 

SAUCER  DISH .    diam:   22 cm.

Finely potted , and decorated in  DOUCAI famille verte enamels ; the central medaillon  is painted within a double circle in underglaze-blue, illustrating 3 stylized phoenix birds encircling a central lotus blossom, amid foliage ;  all this repeated as a freeze around the back-side rim, above a band of C-scrolls around the foot .

period :     QIANLONG  :   1735 - 1790 .

mark  :    6 character seal-mark in underglaze-blue . (see next foto )

referen.:   " The Edouard CHOW Collection" , Hong Kong Sotheby's, sale
                  of 19/5/1981 , lot 554.

               " Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America  : Kuan Yao 
                  and Minyao"  ,  1959 , pl. VII , 1.

               " Imperial Porcelain of late Qing from the KWAN Collection" ,
                 Catal.National Museum Taipei, 1985 , pl. 29.

               " Sekai Toji Zenshu", Umezawa Kinenkan Museum,pl.240.

                " Qing mark and period Monochromes " ,S.Marchant & Son
                 exhibition catal.  1981 ,  n° 48.

                " The JARRAS Collection ", Christie's Swire Hong Kong ,n°317.
                

proven.      the VP Collection   ( Den Haag ) ,  n° 103.     Perfect  condition.

Doucai , literally " contending colours ", is a style of polychrome decoration which allies underglaze- cobaltblue in the outlines of the design, with soft- fired overglaze enamels.
  

a very fine  FAMILLE  ROSE  " pink ground " MEDAILLON  BOWL .

Finely potted, painted on the exterior : a pink- sgraffiato   incised ground, on which we see  4 medaillons of flowering plants  ; the interior finely painted in underglaze-blue : in the fond a medaillon with a hare in a landscape,around 4 plants, corresponding to the 4 plants on the exterior  : the 4 plants  representing the 4 seasons .  (  see next foto ) .

period :      DAOGUANG  :   1821 - 1850 .

mark  :       6 character mark in seal ,of Daoguang , in underglaze- blue .

refer.:    " Les Poteries & Porcelaines chinoises ", D. Lion-Goldschmidt, pl. XXVII .
            " Imperial Porcelain of the late Qing,from the KWAN Collection",  1983 , pl.37.
            " The YANGZHITANG Collection ", Christie's Singapore: 30/3/1997,  cat. 270.
            " Recent Acquisitions ," 2006  ,  S.Marchant & Son,  catal. n° 63.

pedigree:    this bowl  coming from the G. WEISHAUPT  collection, where he is described :
                       " From the Dragon's Treasure ",  G. Avitabile , 1987 ,  cat. 37 .

PLATE .     diam:  23 cm.

Painted in very  bright    FAMILLE  ROSE   enamels  .

In the centre  the classical scene of  the pair of coqs  on peony rocks ;
on the border a  turquoise  quadrillé-ground .


period :   YONGZHENG : 1723 - 1735 .
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ref. :   "  La Porcelaine des Qing ",   Beurdeley ,   n°  172.


          " Chine de Commande " ,   L. Scheurleer  ( 1989 )  , n° 106.

           " The Book of the Famille Rose ,  G. Williamson .

great quality ,  perfect condition !

An  all time  classic !

BOWL .    diam :  22 cm.

Blue /white .  8 - lobbed in relief , each of the 8 panels with a different scene involving daily-life  scenes from  a mandarin ; on the base of the inside, the "mandarin" himself resting on a carpet.
Mark :  apocryf 6-charactermark of  Chenghua .

period  :    KANGXI  :    1662 - 1723 .

Perfect  condition .  Rare type of bowl.

PLATE .     diam:   23 cm.

Painted with  very delicate  FAMILLE  ROSE   enamels .   On the rim 4  peony-rockwork, alternated with 4   quatrefoil  panels  :  2  with swimming  fishes,  2 with fighting coqs .   In the centre  a very elegantly dressed court-lady, playing "qin"  in front of a well-designed cabinet ;  the " chute du marli" in grisaille swastika with overglaze iron-red and gold, illustrating a continuous  floral losange .

period:       YONGZHENG  :   1723  -  1735 .

refer.:    " The Choice of the Private Trader ", D. Howard ,  pl. 52.

             " La Céramique chinoise sous les Tsing ",Van Goidsenhove,n°183 .

Although very classic,  this particular plate is rare to find now, and certainly in this 100% mint condition : on the porcelain, and on the enamels.

WINE  POT .   h :  21 cm.

Blue/white ;  the ewer shaped in the form of a peach , spout & handle of " branch" form ; the mouth opening with petals .  Similar design on each side with fruiting peaches,with flowers and leaves .

period :   TRANSITION :     ca. 1640 .

refer. :    " Transitional Porcelain from a private American Collection " ,
             catal. exhibition  S. Marchant & Son : 2007 ,  n°   10.

            " QING Porcelain ", Beurdeley & Raindre , 1986,  p. 15.

Perfect  condition .   ( one of the rarest  blue/white ewers made in the 17th Cent. ) .

CUP  &  SAUCER .

Painted in delicate  FAMILLE  ROSE  .  Illustrating a very busy  family-scene involving a mother & her 2 sons in a rich chinese interior,  we see also a pair of (european-like dogs ) .

period :    YONGZHENG  :    1723 - 1735 .

Perfect condition .  Top quality Yongzheng Famille Rose.

a very fine    FAMILLE  ROSE    " blue ground  "  MEDAILLON BOWL .

Finely potted,painted on the exterior in bright Famille Rose enamels with 4 circular medaillons, depicting  the story of NIU LANG ZHI NU:  the Cowherd and the Fairy Weaver  ;  all reserved on a lavender-blue ground  decorated in sgraffiato technique ; the interior finely painted in underglaze-blue  with a scene illustrating Niu Lang on his mule.( see next picture)

period:       DAOGUANG  :   1821 - 1850 .

mark  :       6 -character mark in seal , of Daoguang.

provenan.:   the V P Collection  n° 339.     Perfect  condition.

refer.:         " The R. Heiniger Collection of  Qing Imperial Wares," S.Marchant,2000, n°19

                 " Chinese Ceramics , Kang Hs'i period to our Days ", 1922 : the catalogue by
                    J.J.Marquet de Vasselot ,   p. 49.

                 " Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty " , Rose KERR, n° 107.

The next foto  illustrates the underglaze-blue interior of the bowl : it tells the mythological story of  Niu Lang Zhi Nu  : the Cowherd & the Weaver Girl .

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