canton enamel

A Canton enamelled metal teapot in the shape of a butterfly, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Photo Cambi Casa d'Aste h cm 35 - Estimation : 3 000 / 4 000 € Cambi Casa d'Aste. Mercredi 22 mai 2013. Castello Mackenzie - Mura di San Bartolomeo 16. Contact: Emilie Volka 0039 (0) 108395029 -emilie@cambiaste.com

A fine and very unusual Canton enamel teapot in the form of a peach with gilt-bronze mounts. Qing dynasty, 18th century - Sotheby's the copper body worked in the form of a large ripe peach and a smaller fruit stacked on top forming a hinged cover, wreathed by a finely cast and incised gilt-bronze leafy stalk forming the gnarled handle and spout, the fruit skin delicately enamelled from pale bright green to rose pink, picked out with... [Lire la suite]

A magnificent Canton enamel bowl with dragon and phoenix, China, late Qing-dynasty (1644-1911). Photo Auktionshaus Stahl Polychrome enamel on a copper body. In the centre a circular reserve with 3 peaches, surrounded by a large yellow-ground border at the rim with 2 dragons and 2 phoenix birds. At the outer wall a revolving depiction of the '3 Abundances' (peach, pomegranate and finger citron 'Buddha's Hand') on a white underground. Four-character Yongzheng-mark. Diam. 22,5 cm. Estimation : 600 € ... [Lire la suite]

Tray in enamelled bronze depicting battle, manufacturing Cantonese, end of sec. XIX. © Aste di Antiquariato Boetto s.r.l. 31x21, 5 cm. Estimate €  150-200 Aste di Antiquariato Boetto s.r.l. Arte Orientale. Martedì 11 Dicembre 2012 http://www.asteboetto.it

Three Canton Enamel Lotus-Bud Finials. Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. Photo Sotheby's height 4 in. 10.1 cm - Estimate 600-800 USD Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A chinese canton enamel yellow-ground bowl. Qing dynasty,  Qianlong period (1736-1795).  Photo Gibson Antiques Painted to the interior with a central shou character within a cluster of peaches and blossom surrounded by five bats amongst rose, yellow, turquoise and blue cloud scrolls, the exterior profusely decorated with full blown peony scrolls on a yellow ground. Diameter: 15cm. Price 6 000 € Gibson Antiques will be exhibiting at the Maastricht Fine Art Open House 2012, which... [Lire la suite]

A small Canton enamel metal seal paste box. Qianlong mark. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams Of compressed globular form, the cover displaying a figural roundel surrounded by floral reserves within a diaper band that repeats on the outer walls of the box, the white enamel on the interior also applied to the recessed base bearing thefour-character mark in blue enamel (wear). 2 1/8in (5.5cm) diameter. Estimate: US$600 - 800 - Unsold Bonhams. Asian Decorative Arts, 13 Mar 2012, California, San... [Lire la suite]

A pair of famille rose Canton enamel 'European subject' vases, zhadou. Qianlong-Jiaqing. Photo courtesy Bonhams Each brightly painted on both sides with two matching pairs of figures of courting couples, he wearing a blue frock coat and pink breeches, she with a long pink robe and holding a basket of flowers, all on a rich puce-red ground enriched with Indian lotus clusters between the panels and cicada lappets above the shoulder. 8.2cm (3¼in) high (2). Estimate: £750 - 1,000 Bonhams. Pictures, Furniture, Tribal, European &... [Lire la suite]

A rare pair of "Canton enamel" candlesticks, 18th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 In Georgian silver style with columnar supports above square pedestal bases, all delicately enameled with scattered floral sprigs, the blooms lavender on grisaille leafy stems, between narrow borders in grisaille and blue enamel, inside the removable bobeche further blue borders; 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high (2) - Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Notes: A very unusual form to find in Chinese enamel; other English silver shapes,... [Lire la suite]

A pair of Canton enamel, famille rose water sprinklers for the Ottoman market © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Each one decorated with shaped panels of floral designs (some damage). 25cm (10in) high (2). Sold for £900 Note: For another example from this genre, compare the Turkish glass sprinkler [V. & A. No.2108-1855]. This shape was also manufactured in English glass for the Indian market, where the form was known as Gulabpash. Bonhams. Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 8 Nov 2010. Knightsbridge www.bonhams.com