Chinese Export Porcelain "Pronk Arbor" Dish, Qianlong Period, c 1738, China

A fine and unusual Chinese Export blue and white decorated porcelain leaf-shaped dish or charger, Qianlong Period, mid 18th century, circa 1760, China. The dish or charger of intriguing leaf-shaped form, with serated edges, and set upon a short foot. The shape seemingly based on a Meissen design. The porcelain decorated with a courting scene of a couple in a garden setting. They are surrounded by flowering bushes and trees. Butterflies draw nectar from the flowers, while dragonflies flit above. In the foreground are a pair of very plump quail. Decorated in underglaze blue enamel on a white ground, the blue and white decoration actually is based an Kakiemon pattern of the same period. So in short, we have a Chinese porcelain piece based on a German Meissen form...

A gorgeous pair of 18th century Chinese Export porcelain plates decorated in stunning famille rose enamels, Yongzheng Period, circa 1730, China. The small plates decorated in bright and bold famille rose enamels, with pink dominating the color palette. The center of the plates featuring large floral sprays featuring magnolia and peony blossoms among other flowering plants. The rims of the plates with alternating half blossoms of pink magnolia and pink lotus against a dense diaper ground. Gilt painted ribbons scroll around the rim and down the cavetto, holding peaches and Daosit emblems, including castanets, a flute, a drum, and a ruyi scepter...

Chinese Export Octagonal Plate, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1790 An exquisite Chinese export octagonal plate from the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong P...

A good antique Chinese Qianlong dynasty porcelain export teapot painted with floral designs for the Western market and dating between 1736 and 1795. T...