Faïence & Porcelaine européenne/European Ceramics

A Chelsea figure of an 'Italian beggar' modelled by Joseph Willems, 1753-1755. Courtesy E & H Manners. 1753 - 1755 Height - 20.40cm Josef Willems modelled a series of four figures of beggars which are amongst his finest original creations. They include this figure, an elderly lady and ‘The Blind Beggar’ and a younger beggar. Arthur Lane described them as ‘admirable’ models. The powerful baroque boldness of the modelling is Willems at his best and is complemented by subtle washes of colour and the strong black of his... [Lire la suite]

Une partie du service à chocolat et à thé offert en 1737 par Auguste III, roi de Pologne et électeur de Saxe, à Marie Leszczynska, Reine de France. Estimation 45 000 - 60 000 €. © Binoche-Giquello/Drouot PARIS - Mercredi 6 juin, une partie du service à chocolat et à thé offert en 1737 par Auguste III, roi de Pologne et électeur de Saxe, à Marie Leszczynska, Reine de France, sera présentée aux enchères par la maison Binoche et Giquello. Ce service, dont huit autres pièces ont été acquises par le... [Lire la suite]

Pair of polychrome wall plaques, Delft, circa 1750. Delftware, 27.3 cm (10.7 in.) square. Aronson Antiquairs (Stand 106). © TEFAF 2018 Flower baskets are frequently depicted on seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life paintings. Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (1573-1621) is considered the first Dutch artist to have made a flower basket oil painting in 1607. Provenance: The Mr. And Mrs. L. Collection, USA Adrianus Kock, Two Delfware blue and white cellars, Delft, The Netherlands, circa... [Lire la suite]

Pair of blue and white bowl and cover flower vases, Delft, circa 1695. Delftware, 29.2 x 29.5 cm (11.5 x 11.6 in.). Each marked 'AK' in blue for Adrianus Kocx, who was the owner of De Grieksche A (The Greek A) factory from 1686 to 1701. © Aronson Antiquairs Provenance: A Dutch Noble collection Pair of Polychrome Figures of Seated Dogs, Delft, circa 1770. Delftware. Heights 20.1 and 20.4 cm (7.9 and 8 in.). © Aronson Antiquairs Provenance: Private collection, Belgium ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 68. A Royal Saxon Meissen Kakiemon large dish, mark for Konïgliche Hof Conditorei, circa 1740. Estimate $ 2,000-3,000. Photo Leonard Joel. Painted with the 'gelbe lowe' pattern, with tiger curled around flowering bamboo and prunus, with interspersed blossom, dark brown rim, blue crossed sword mark within purple enamelled HC mark and inventory number 250, impressed 22 - 3 to base, 33.5cm diameter    Leonard Joel. The Decorative Arts Collection of James Fairfax AC, 18:30 AEST,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 166. A Meissen pierced dessert plate from the 'Japanese Service' for the Chinese House at Sanssouci, circa 1763, 24.7cm., 9 3/4 in. diam. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Photo: Sotheby's painted with a vignette of an exotic bird perched on a branchwithin a blue edged border, the spirally-moulded rim with a yellow-ground diaper border edged in puce scrollwork, with six pierced trellis bands, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral 56 Provenance: With Ulrich Gronert... [Lire la suite]

Lot 165. A Meissen pierced dessert plate from the 'Japanese Service' for the Chinese House at Sanssouci, circa 1763, 25cm., 9 7/8 in. diam. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Photo: Sotheby's crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral 56. Provenance: With Ulrich Gronert Kunsthandel, Berlin;acquired from the above in the late 1990s. Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire, London, 04 May 2017, 10:30 AM

Lot 164. A Meissen pierced dessert plate from the 'Japanese Service' for the Chinese House at Sanssouci, circa 1763, 24.7cm., 9 3/4 in. diam. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Photo: Sotheby's painted with a vignette of a duck within a blue edged border, the spirally-moulded rim with a yellow-ground diaper border edged in puce scrollwork, with six pierced trellis bands, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral 56. Provenance: With Ulrich Gronert Kunsthandel, Berlin;acquired... [Lire la suite]

Lot 163. A Meissen pierced dessert plate from the 'Japanese Service' for the Chinese House at Sanssouci, circa 1763, 25cm., 9 7/8 in. diam. Estimate £6,000 - £8,000. Photo: Sotheby's painted with a vignette of an exotic bird perched on a branch within a blue edged border, the spirally-moulded rim with a yellow-ground diaper border edged in puce scrollwork, with six pierced trellis bands, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed numeral 56, Provenance: With Ulrich Gronert... [Lire la suite]

Lot 192. A Meissen oval tureen and cover, circa 1735-45, 32.5cm, 12 3/4 in. across handles. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000. Photo: Sotheby's.  of baroque form after a model by J. J. Kändler, the bowl with twin female mask and feather handles, well painted with large reserves of figures beside a large watermill or a fortified ruin, within elaborate black enamel, gilt and Böttger-lustre borders, framed by long sprigs of Kakiemon flowers, the domed cover with tall gilt acanthus knop and four similar reserves, one... [Lire la suite]