Thousand Butterfly

Circa 1880 Chinese export porcelain thousand butterfly creamer. Scroll handle with gilding; finely enamelled decoration overall.

A small and finely painted Japanese Satsuma "Thousand Butterflies" Satsuma sake cup, signed Gunkozan (?)

Inside, the bowl features a dense motif of a thousand butterflies, often associated with symbols of transformation and rebirth.

Sam Trophia is the butterfly man of the US. In Key West, you’ll find his butterfly sanctuary which is home to thousands of butterflies.

Chinese thousand butterfly pattern border decorated with fans at center.

This is a wonderful little piece that would be great on a bookshelf or maybe a coffee table. We actually had it in the bathroom. It is such fine quality the polychrome enamels are ...

Typical form but an unusual color and design variant of the thousand butterflies pattern. Orange peel glaze

This plate is marked made in China, which dates it after 1919.

The painting is high art shading, coloration, enameling, raised gilding. Thousands of dots, butterflies swirling around. There is a similar example in DeYoung museum in San Francisc...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, Museum Quality German safe circa 1680-1720 attributed to Johann Gottlied Dittman and Sigmund...

A large Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain punch bowl. In the Rose Medallion (Famille Rose) style. The central cartouche of the bowl depicts a court scene. The interior walls of the ...

A Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this gorgeous bowl is decorated with multiple panels which inc...

This is a pair of large Chinese Famille Rose style planters. They are hand painted and lined with swimming koi fish. The body is painted with fruit and pastoral scenes. They are in v...

It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...

William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 French Jeune mère contemplant deux enfants qui s'embrassent (Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children) Signed “W-Bouguereau” (bottom ...

A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.  Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...

An Exceptionally Fine Pair of Chinese Cantonese Hand Decorated Porcelain Vases of traditional baluster outline, of unusually quite good size proportions, (see last image in situ) mid...

Large Rose Medallion Chinese Export bowl from the late 19th century. Surrounded by classical oriental scenes around the outside and within the centre. Dimensions: 5.75" H x 14.5" D.

A very fine antique Japanese Meiji period Satsuma pottery bowl, circa 1890. The bowl having a lobed rim and finely decorated & gilt to the outside with a 'thousand flowers' decoratio...

This exquisite antique Chinese Famille Rose Medallion platter, measuring 13.5 inches in diameter, showcases the intricate artistry and vibrant palette synonymous with Qing Dynasty ex...

An Exquisite Masterpiece of Mughal Splendor: A Rare Gold-Mounted Jade Box with Diamonds and Semi-Precious Stones Introduction to a Regal Artifact: This exceptional jade box, hailin...