£265.00
A pair of porcelain plates made for export to Europe at the end of the 17th century. The dishes with shallow foliate edges, the cavetto decorated with flower stems in the manner of Astor pattern porcelains. The centre of the plates feature a fine decorative flower basket. The back of each plate has a typical Kangxi lozenge mark.
Just under 22 cm and 21.5 cm diameter...
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A fine and large porcelain bowl with a brown glaze draining from the mouth and leaving the rim with an attractive white line showing off the foliate edge. Within the foot-rim can be found the six-character mark shen de tang bo gu zhi, which may be translated, 'Antique made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue'. The clear glaze has a distinct pale blue-green tinge...
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Made for the European market during the last quarter of the 17th century and probably copied from a Dutch metal version. These coffee pots have a purpose-made opening in the lower body but taps seem to have been fitted upon arrival in Europe...
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Approximately 20.7cm diameter...
£185.00
A similar whistle is illustrated in Christiaan J. A. Jorg’s ‘Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections.’
Approximately 7.4 cm long...
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Approximately 15.5 cm diameter...
Approximately 21.7 cm diameter...
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Approximately 20cm high. Weight: 1.30 kg...
£245.00
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The enjoyment of nature...
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The back is entirely plain with four spur marks within the foot-rim.
This is the remaining plate from a set of three.
Approximately 21...
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A spoon tray of this design was included in a Christie’s auction in 2009.
Approximately 13.2 cm long.
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Shiwan (Shekwan) ceramics are from southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
Approximately 21.7cm high. Weight is 935 gm. Ro...
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Approximately 21.6 cm diameter. The dish has warped during the firing, this unintentional effect much apprecia...
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The bottle is decorated in late Ming style with the enjoyment of nature. These bottles are not uncommon but are seldom encountered with such fine painting.
The Catalogue of the Shibata Collection exhibits two similar bottles.
Approximately 20.4 cm high. The bottle is in perfect condition with only a couple of small areas of glaze evacuation on the neck, noted in the photographs. ...
£550.00
This fine dish is decorated with designs taken from Ming Chinese Wanli 'Kraak' wares and came about as a result of a disruption of Chinese production during a period of unrest. Dutch traders who found their Chinese trade stopped resorted to ordering from Japanese makers. The Japanese versions of these Kraak style pieces are usually thicker than the very thin Chinese Kraak wares and this has ensured their survival in often pristine condition. Thi...
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Approximately ...
£375.00
Approximately 13.8cm diameter. There is one very shallow chip on the rim, noted in the photographs, otherwise perfect.
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