Rare 18C Antique Chinese "Paris Judgement" Bowl Qing Chine de Commande

Qianlong, 18th century, The plate with the allegorical figures of Concorde and Liberty and the inscription UTICA is believed to be from after the French Revolution of 1789. The two ...

China 1750-1775 Measures: Height of teacup 43 mm (1.69 inch), diameter of rim 76 mm (2.99 inch), diameter of footring 34 mm (1.33 inch). Height of saucer 23 mm (0.91 inch), diameter of rim 120 mm (4.72 inch), diameter of footring 72 mm (2.83 inch) Teacup and saucer on footrings with spreading sides and rims. Decorated in various overglaze enamels, and gold after the style of Meissen porcelain with a European harbour with a large fortress, mountains houses, boats with fisherman and trees. On the quay two men hunting for ducks. On the sides and rim a decorative pattern of scrollwork. The reverse is undecorated. The teacup is decorated en suite. Chine de commande...

A rare and quality painting plate. It's a chine de commande dish but unusual because the central painting of a Chinese person with a Chinese person h...

A rare and quality painting plate. It's a chine de commande dish but unusual because the central painting is a Chinese person f a Chinese person with...

Very beautiful statuette in white Dehua porcelain, called "blanc de Chine" representing a master, an ancient sage, probably a music teacher, and his pupil flutist, on an oval base. ...

An extremely rare and finely made Chinese Kangxi porcelain blanc de chine figure of a cockerel. The cockerel stands on a shaped base with good feather detailing and stands crowing wi...

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 Blanc-de Chine Figure of Guanyin Qing Dinasty standing on a the waves, the arms lifted to the waist, dressed in loose fitting robes opening at the ch...