The meiping form porcelain vases gently lobed with high shoulders and an ovoid cross-section. They are decorated in black enamel and gold, a palette better known by the French term, ‘en grisaille’. With these is a pear-shaped vase of the same cross section and decoration. ...click for details

Maximum dimensions approximately 12.5cm by 11cm. Some fritting and small chips, I show the worst in the photographs. ...click for details

A large Chinese porcelain bowl decorated with a very cute bird amongst foliage, another bird in flight around the back. The palette of enamels used is known by the French term 'Famille Verte” and was popular during the Kangxi reign. This bowl has a very well-written Kangxi six-character mark but it is of later manufacture, 19th century. The woo ...click for details

An unusual blue & white plate decorated with willow tree and Chinese cabbage within a scrolling border. The border is very reminiscent of those found on early 18th century English silver with scallop shells joined with arabesques. Chinese porcelain made specifically for export to the West, Kangxi or early Yongzheng. ...click for details

A tall round box and cover with flower scrolls above a 'cracked ice' border. Unusually the lid is decorated with a depiction of a pocket watch. The painter has clearly not understood the use of roman numerals. The only other use of this design I know of is to be found on snuff bottles. ...click for details

This petite porcelain jarlet arrived in Europe at time when coloured ware was becoming popular and so a resourceful merchant took what was originally a blue & white jarlet and had it enamelled with the new colours. The original jar dates from the Kangxi period and exhibits a superb underglaze blue along with a very desirable design. The European enameler has even added ...click for details

Approximately 12.5cm diameter. No chips or restoration but the bowl has an old hairline and the lid two more and a further two tha ...click for details

Approximately 7cm high, 7.5 cm mouth diameter. Perfect except for a tiny frit on ...click for details

Each plate with a central design of a parrot perched on a stunted branch and distracted by a passing insect. The depiction of the parrot is very similar to the famous Cornelis Pronk design where a parrot with the same profile is depicted. The backs of the chargers are entirely plain, the rims with a pale iron rich 'Batavian ...click for details

A slightly larger than usual deep dish made in China specifically for export to the West. The dish has bright, thickly applied, enamels typical of this early period. The decoration depicts a scholar's study with a chair surrounded by stools and tables, books, censer and flowers, all set within a brocaded border. The back is plain except for some lingzhi in ir ...click for details