Armorial Chinese Export Porcelain Creamer 1750s

Early 19th century. Warming plates with water reservoir and historical figures and family crest in the center of the plate. The Arms of "VIRTVTEDVCE FORTVNA COMITE", 1815 for the CHA...

Monogrammed Covered Serving Dish, Early 9th century decorated with blue and gilt geometric shapes and gilt, green, and purple floral vines and fruit motifs; bearing monogram J.A.A.C....

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Famille rose cups. Archer and Goddess decoration, great condition Measures: H:2 3/8in(6cm) W:3in(7.6cm).

A Chinese Qianjiangcai Porcelain teapot with signature by the artist and period stamp on the bottom, depicting the schalor man teaching two kids in the garden, a late 19th century ex...

Chinese export armorial Nanking plate with characteristic arrow border in cobalt underglaze blue. China, circa 1790.

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...

Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Bowl.

Chinese export porcelain rim soup decorated in cobalt underglaze blue. The pattern centers on a blooming flower surrounded by scattered prunus boughs within the border of the dished ...