Monumental Chinese Blue and White Ocean Bowl

During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This famille rose bowl...

This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The dish has a shallow cartouche-shaped body and a short footed base decorated with crashing waves. Decorated in the famille rose style, the dish is painted with overglaze enamels with a scene of three mythical figures surrounded by cloud-like ribbons. The scene is bordered by butterflies and flowers symbolizing the four seasons - peonies for spring, lotus for summer, chrysanthemums for autumn, and plum blossoms for winter. The exterior is painted with ripe peaches, symbols of longevity, and bats carrying interlocking golden coins...

This basket was made in Southern China over a century ago by a skilled artisan with many years of training. It was common to learn the skill from a father or older family...

This late 19th century footed bowl would have been offered by Chinese traders traveling along the Silk Road in exchange for spices or gems. The Chinese a...

This late 19th century footed bowl would have been offered by Chinese traders traveling along the Silk Road in exchange for spices or gems. The Chinese a...

Beautiful to behold yet liable to dart away at any moment, the deer is an apt symbol of wealth and prosperity. On this bowl, the artist used rapid and free-flowing brushwork to depic...

Vintage decorative Moorish bowl blue and white.

Superb large example of Barbini 'Scavo' glass. Amethyst glass with cobalt blue highlights. Wonderful markings, colours and proportions. Signature to base. One of the largest size...

Lovely blue transparent vintage glass bowl. The bowl is approximately 8 cm (3.15 inch) and 24,5 cm (9.65 inch) wide.

Bring a kaleidoscope mesmerizing decor on your desk or table with this charming jewel-like creation, exclusive for Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, signed. A true Work of Art, a contem...

Handmade ceramic Footed bowls in blanc white (400183) and noir black (400184) by Style Union Home. Priced individually.

Handmade ceramic Forever bowls in blanc white (400180) and noir black (400181) by Style Union Home. Priced individually.