William Word Fine Antiques Ceramics

This delicate and finely painted Sampson armorial Campaign urn has been converted to a stunning table lamp. It has been raised on a stepped gilt base, ci...

This is a finely hand painted Chinese porcelain bowl from the 18th century, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1736-1795. The bowl is beautifully decorated with two panels of figure sce...

An 18th-century Chinese export porcelain plate showing the Judgment of Paris. The delicately painted figures derive from a painting by Jean Paul Rubens. Made during the Qianlong Reign, circa 1750, the plate shows the goddesses Venus, Minerva, and Juno on one side and Paris on the other side. Charged by Jupiter to pick the most beautiful of the three, Paris selects Venus and awards her the golden apple. The scene shows Rubens' version of idealized feminine beauty. The rim of the plate is decorated with a rose-red flower band. Dimensions: 9 inches diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $900 Background This dish was made exclusively for the European market based on the well-known Greek story from Homer, in which Paris, the son of the King of Troy, had to choose between several Goddesses to decide which one of them was the most beautiful. According to Greek and Roman mythology, picking Venus as the most beautiful of the three goddesses...

A pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain lamps with simple carved wood bases. These are in a classic Rose Medallion pattern. The wiring is in great condition and ready to use. The sh...

A large Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain wucai (five color) glazed bowl painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, and yellow upon a pure white ground, and featuring a design...

A very nicely decorated set of 6 plates. Dating to circa 1720-1740 A scene of peony Peony Peony - Mu-Dan - Queen of Flowers, the peony is a emblem of wealth and distinction....

Traditional Chinese Rose Medallion large bowl with social scenes and nature motifs of butterflies, florals, and birds. A very nice larger size bowl! All hand painted with enamel and ...

With domed cover with gilt lemon finial on a conforming base with two handles.

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

Fine Ch'ing dynasty export Famille Rose large punch bowl, hand-painted porcelain, in very colorful everyday scenes of the upper socioeconomic level of Chinese society during the peri...

A large Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain punch bowl. In the Rose Medallion (Famille Rose) style. The central cartouche of the bow...

This is a good Chinese porcelain Tea Bowl which we attribute to a piece from the Tec Sing Shipwreck Cargo, of the early 19th C, circa 1820 The bowl is circular and well hand hand potted, sitting on a low foot. The bowl is hand decorated, inside and out, in a lotus pattern with a swirl center, all in varying shades of cobalt blue. THE TEK SING...