Vintage Pair Qing Dynasty Style Canton Famille Rose Chinese Vases, 20th C

A beautiful pair of huge hand-painted porcelain vases / fish bowls on stands in the Chinese Qing Dynasty canton famille rose manner, Mid 20th century in date. The vases feature pan...

This is a truly magnificent pair of hand painted porcelain spill vases accomplished in the Dresden manner, dating from the second half of the 20th century. Each vase features a maid...

This is a lovely porcelain bowl, mid-20th century in date. The shaped oval bowl features a pair of gilt handles and is beautifully painted with a cream ground and brightly colour...

This is a beautiful and ornate Vintage Dresden Revival porcelain centrepiece, late 20th century in date. The centrepiece features a winged cherub on each side holding an oval pierc...

This is a beautiful pair of Dresden lidded vases and covers, circa 1900 in date. Superbly painted with panels of figural scenes of courting couples and flowers on a yellow and gilt ground, with underglaze blue Dresden marks to the bases. They are beautiful objects which will look fabulous in most surroundings. Condition: In excellent condition with no chips, cracks or signs of repair, and only very minor signs of wear comensurate with age and use, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 32 x Width 20 x Depth 20 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 8 inches x Depth 8 inches Dresden porcelain - A King's Obsession In the early 1700s, King Augustus II, prince elector of Saxony, held goldsmith Johann Bottger prisoner and commissioned him to create gold. Bottger instead discovered the method of creating porcelain, a favored and valuable item in the king's eyes. The king announced to Europe in 1710 that he would open a porcelain manufactory in Dresden. He instead opened one at nearby Albrechtsburg castle. Espionage was rampant, and the king guarded his porcelain secret, even though it meant imprisoning workers within the castle walls. By 1720, the secret was leaked and porcelain producers popped up in Vienna and Venice. Dresden porcelain adopted Saxon crossed swords in under-glaze blue as its distinguishing mark. In 1736, the porcelain manufactory produced the "Swan Service...

This is a beautiful antique pair of fine quality Dresden porcelain pot pourri urns and covers, circa 1920 in date. Each painted with harbour scenes on a patterned ground and bearing underglaze blue AR marks. They are beautiful objects which will look fabulous in all surroundings. Condition: In really excellent condition with no chips, cracks or signs of repair, and only very minor signs of wear comensurate with age and use, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 41 x Width 23 x Depth 17 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 4 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 7 inches Dresden porcelain - A King's Obsession In the early 1700s, King Augustus II, prince elector of Saxony, held goldsmith Johann Bottger prisoner and commissioned him to create gold. Bottger instead discovered the method of creating porcelain, a favored and valuable item in the king's eyes. The king announced to Europe in 1710 that he would open a porcelain manufactory in Dresden. He instead opened one at nearby Albrechtsburg castle. Espionage was rampant, and the king guarded his porcelain secret, even though it meant imprisoning workers within the castle walls. By 1720, the secret was leaked and porcelain producers popped up in Vienna and Venice. Dresden porcelain adopted Saxon crossed swords in under-glaze blue as its distinguishing mark. In 1736, the porcelain manufactory produced the "Swan Service...

A Canton Famille Rose 12.75-inch charger, the polychrome enameled surface depicting an active palace scene with a distinguished warrior and attendants being presented to the Emporer, the border with an arrangement of butterflies, flowers, and fruit on a gilded ground with four floral reserves with an alternating butterfly and bird (illustrated in J. Feller, p. 42, #2).* Book references Dr. John Quentin Feller, Chinese Export Porcelain in the 19th century: The Canton Famille Rose Porcelains. Salem...

Early 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Jaune pair of tall baluster vases of circular form, the everted scalloped rim with scrolling foliate and flower head motif in orange a...

A Chinese famille rose Porcelain charger 20th century. The center enamelled with two birds on a flowering peony branch the rim with further floral cartouches on yellow scrol...

Beautiful Chinese antique famille rose celadon canton plate with hand painted butterflies, birds and flower decoration i polychrome colors. H: ...

A pair of large Canton style famille jaune porcelain vases Chinese, Late 19th Century Height 120cm, diameter 42cm These large and impressi...

Pair of Famille Verte style vases with Ormolu Mounts, Early 20th Century China.