Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain (87)

A Chinese Export saucer bowl, Qianlong period, mid 18th cenury. Decoration in puce, brown, orange and gilt of flowers and sprigs in European style. Possibly decorated in Europe. Diameter "5½/ 14 cm, height "1¼/ 3 cm. Condition: some rubbing to the decoration, otherwise fine.

A Chinese export Imari dish, Kangxi period, early 18th century. Fluted sides and decoration of peony and chrysanthemum in iron red and gilt over under-glaze blue. Diameter "10/ 25,5 cm. Condition: rim frits, a hairline and a 3 cm restoration to the rim (cf. pictures).

A miniature vase of baluster shape with enameled decoration of a garden rock, flowers and diaper border in Famille rose colours. China, Qianlong period, late 18th century, shop mark to base. Height "3¼ / 8 cm. Condition: enamel loss and a chip each to mouth and foot rim (cf. pics).

A pair of lobed saucer plates or bowls with decoration in Imari colours and traces of gilt, of a gentleman and a lady in a garden. China, Kangxi period, early 18th century. Diameter "4½/ 11,7 cm. Condition: minimal rim frits, esp. to the foot rim of one plate (cf pics).

A small jar, decorated with a garden rock and Peony in Famille rose enamels. China, Qianlong period, mid18th century. Height of the jar without its carved and later wooden cover (cf. last picture) is "3½ / 9 cm. Condition: some wear to the enamels.

A Chinese Export saucer bowl, Qianlong c 1740. Enamelled in Famille Rose colours with peony and other flowers, the exterior with creamy Capucine or chocolate-coloured “Batavia” glaze. Diameter "5 ¼/ 13,5 cm, height "1¼/ 3 cm. Condition: firing crack to the back, otherwise fine.

Chinese export Imari plate, early 18th c. Outer border of scroll-work, the well with a bird and a blossoming tree motif within a diaper border, all in under-glaze blue and iron red and gilt over the glaze. Diameter "8¾/ 22,5 cm. Condition: some wear to the well and a 2 mm nick or glaze burst to the rim (cf. photos).

A Chinese Export coffee cup, Qianlong, mid-18th century. Decoration in puce and gilt of flower garlands in European style. Height "2 ¼ / 6.5 cm. Condition: a hairline.

Chinese Export soup plate with scalloped rim, Qianlong, c 1745 – 65. The centre with peony and other flowers issuing from a rock, the border with small orchids and other scattered flowers, all in Famille Rose colours and gilt. The rim with a brown "protection" glaze. Diameter "9/ 23 cm, height "1½/ 4 cm. Condition:fine

A Chinese Export double handled cup, a chocolate cup. Under-glaze blue decoration of a seascape with pagodas, diaper and scroll borders. Qianlong period, c 1760. Height "3 ½ / 9 cm. Condition: wear to the little dragon “ears” of the handles, otherwise fine.

Small trumpet shaped vase, late Qianlong period (1736-95). Underglaze blue and enameled decoration of panels of flowers, fans and vases in European style. Height "7½/ 19 cm. Condition: hairline and restored chip at upper rim, as seen in photo.

A blue and white dish or bowl, depicting a garden wall and rocks with peony, bamboo and prunus. China, mid Qianlong period. Made for the European market, the well surrounded by a Rococo scroll border. Diameter "8 ½ / 21.2 and height"1 ½ / 4 cm. Condition: rim frits and wear to the well (cf. pics).

A miniature vase, decorated in underglaze blue with garlands of grapevines. China, Yongzheng to early Qianlong, 18th century. Interestingly, the same decoration has been found on many of the blue and white plates in the cargo of Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg which went down just outside the town with that name in 1745. Height "3 ¼ / 8.3 cm. Condition: an old restoration overpaint to the mouth rim has been removed to leave just the filling (cf. pics).

A lid for an urn vase, coffee or chocolate brown glaze with Famille rose enamels in leaf-shaped reserves. Chinese so-called Batavia or Capuciner brown ware, early 18th century. Diameter 3¼" / 8 cm, the inner rim to fit a vase or urn opening with a diameter of 1½" / 3,9 cm or more. Condition: fine.

Saucer bowl with under-glaze blue decoration of a bird on a flowering twig, silky chocolate-coloured glaze to the outside. Yongzheng or early Qianlong period, first part of the 18th century. Diameter "5¼/ 13 cm. Condition: glaze bubble and a hairline (cf. pics).

Pair of thinly potted small tea or wine bowls with European style decoration in pink and gilt of Rococo scrolls. Qianlong, c 1750. Height "1 1/4/ 3,5 cm. Condition: a few hairlines, one bowl with restored rim chip (cf. pics).

A blue and white plate with a single flower in the center and a simple flower and leaves border. Kangxi or Yongzheng, c 1720. Diameter "9¼/ 23,3 cm. Condition: rim frits, and some “pinholes” in the glaze (generally considered to be an age sign).

Small Chinese teapot of globular shape, with modelled spout. Gilt scrollwork and enameled decoration in Famille rose colours of roses and other flowers, all in European, Meissen style. Qianlong period, c 1760. No lid. Width "6¾/ 17 cm, height "3¾/ 9,5 cm. Condition: small nicks around the spout and a hairline just above the foot-rim, as shown on photos.