Chinese Export Porcelain

Chinese grisaille and gilt-painted export porcelain plate, 18th century. 2012 © Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers Plate painted to interior with scene after "Les Oies de Frere Philippe" en grisaille and decorated to rim with gilt and grisaille reserves. D: 9 in. Estimate $1,500-2,000PROVENANCE: Property from a Prominent Private Collection   Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers. ASIAN ARTS. Sep 09 2012 10:00 http://www.freemansauction.com

Unusual Chinese export porcelain "topsy-turvy" cup and saucer, early 19th century. 2012 © Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers The demitasse cup and matching saucer both enameled with a double-face optical illusion and light blue and gilt bands. D of saucer: 3 3/4 in. Estimate $800-1,000PROVENANCE: Property from a Prominent Private Collection   Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers. ASIAN ARTS. Sep 09 2012 10:00

A pair of Chinese export porcelain candle holders of European silver form, painted in famille rose enamels, the foot with sprays of flowers, the details heightened in iron red and gold. Qianlong 1735-1795. Photo courtesy Marchant Height 20.5 cm, base diameter 12.7 cm (8 1/8 inches, base diameter 5 inches) Formerly in a French private collection. MARCHANT http://www.marchantiques.com

Pair of Bottles with Ladies. Porcelain, leaf mark, 1675-1725; Lids: 1812-1836. Porcelain with underglaze blue and Dutch lids. Respectively H: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm), H: 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm). Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters. These blue and white bottles depict ladies in European-style wigs. Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

A Rare Chinese Export Copenhagen Punchbowl, circa 1775. Est: $30,000-50,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011 New York – Christie's is proud to present the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr. Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, which will conclude the series of sales comprising Americana Week. The late Peter Frelinghuysen, longtime U.S. Congressman from New Jersey and last grandchild of the famed collectors H. O. and Louisine Havemeyer, collected classic Chinese export throughout his lifetime, with an... [Lire la suite]

Entry 252 (Vol. II, p. 104), Tureen in the shape of a crouching crab and fixed stand. Porcelain decorated in famille rose enamels and gold. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795), ca. 1770. Height: 10.5 cm; length of stand: 22.8 cm; width of stand: 21.5. LONDON.- The most important new reference book on Chinese export porcelain to have been published for many years reveals for the first time comprehensive details of what is probably the world’s best private collection of pieces intended primarily for the European market. The RA... [Lire la suite]

A Large Pair of Geese, 19th century Both standing on broad, webbed feet glazed orange, one with head raised and the other turned back, preening his wing, talons glazed gray and the beady eyes black. 15¼ in. (38.7 cm.) high (2) - Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Christie's. Chinese Export Porcelain. 21 January 2009. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2009. www.christies.com

A Large Pair of Buddhist Lions, Kangxi Period A female with clambering pup at her feet and a male with loose, pierced brocade ball, modeled in mirror image with open jaws revealing teeth, fangs and tongue left in the biscuit, their loose eyes picked out in black and their coats glazed turquoise with purple manes, curls and tails, seated on purple plinth bases, at the back of the male's base a cyclical date wu chen, probably for 1668, and a three-character potter's mark are inscribed. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high (2) - Estimate... [Lire la suite]

A Massive Pair of Geese, Late 18th century/early 19th century One standing with head held high on his long, slender neck, the other turned back, preening a wing, the plumage on their wings and tails picked out in molded details and the pebbly skin of their broad webbed feet glazed orange, open beaks revealing tiny teeth. 22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) high (2) - Estimate $60,000 - $90,000 Notes: In China geese are considered romantic, symbolizing loyalty and marital happiness. They are said to fly always in pairs and to mate for life,... [Lire la suite]

A Very Rare Set Of "South Sea Bubble" Plates, circa 1725 Each painted with a hatted Harlequin standing on a checquered tile floor beside a tented, arched roof portico, in some a small table nearby holds a pipe and tobacco jar, in others a gameboard and cards lie on a square table, all within an inner iron-red and gilt tasseled border and on the rim cell diaper dotted with flower-heads and interrupted by four cartouches of bats. 8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter (6). Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Notes: This pattern is the... [Lire la suite]