Velvet Ceramics

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...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Jarlet, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A shouldered globular form with narrow neck surrounded by under glaze cobalt blue d...

Antique Chinese Blue and White Warrior Scene Giltwood and Lacquer Table Screen An exquisite antique Chinese blue and white warrior scene table screen, mounted on a giltwood and lacqu...

Large Annamese Blue and Enameled Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. The cover with a flat top decorated with landscape design of mountains and tre...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A circular form with flat top, decorated in a stylized floral spray on center, framed by a band of water plant...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Jar, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A globular form with narrow neck decorated in under glaze cobalt blue of lotus petals, ...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Dish, Bird Design, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A sturdily potted plate with raised rim, decorated in under glaze cobalt ...

Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of A Vintage Bien Hoa Ceramic Vase Vietnam 20th Century Approximate Measurements in Inches 21 1/2" high 12" wide ...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A ceramic covered flat top circular box with lid decoration in under glaze cobalt blue of a landscape scene co...

Large and very detailed piece. Condition Overall condition perfect in wooden box. Size: 315 mm Period Meji Period: circa 1900

Cylindrical jars glazed with striated colors in the top background. With overall dense raised colorful decoration of a mythological scene with a variety of figures. A prominent figur...

Annamese Blue and White Ceramic Box, Chu Dau kiln, Vietnam, circa 1500. A covered flat top circular box with lid decoration in under glaze cobalt blue of a peony blossom with leafy b...