18th Century Clobbered Porcelain Bottle Vase

A finely decorated late 19th century Kutani porcelain vase, of bottle form. Meiji Period (1868-1912). Condition: Rim chip restored.

Three late 18th century polychrome glazed Delft pottery vases, two of baluster form, one of trumpet form, each with a central cartouche depicting a lands...

A late nineteenth century terracotta bottle vase in the classical taste, the tapering neck with double green band decoration, the bulbous body with polychrome anthemion frieze.

A mid-nineteenth century crackleware porcelain vase of good scale, with caramel, white and celadon glazes and applied and incised faux bronze decoration throughout. Circa 1860 China...

A twentieth century Republic Period porcelain foo dog vase of good scale, decorated with bright red glazes upon a white ground, with character marks vers...

A mid-nineteenth century Decalcomania vase of trumpet form, with a roll top and concave body, decorated throughout with chinoiserie on a cream ground.

A very nicely made piece of 18th century. Amsterdam Bont porcelain decorated with Flowers. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels. We take a look at Amsterdams Bont porcelain from China. A relatively unknown niche of Chinese porcelain from ca 1680-1740 that was partly decorated in Europe. Because mainstream Chinese collectors have yet to discover the historical significance of these wares they are relatively easy to find in Holland. While also being highly interesting and of often super quality and with an amazing array of decorations. Amsterdams Bont is a name given to porcelain partly decorated in the Netherlands (most likely in cities like Delft, Haarlem, Makkum). Because Amsterdam was at this moment in time the trade centre of the western world and also of the porcelain trade a lot of this over enamelling was probably commissioned by Amsterdam merchants, to reap higher profits on otherwise boring Chinese wares. The name Amsterdam Bont probably derives from the fact that these type of decorated ware was sold by Amsterdam Merchants. Amsterdam Bont consists of either blanc or under glaze blue decorated Chinese porcelain of basic quality, that was later enhanced with red and sometimes other colours in the Netherlands. It must not be mistaken for other type of Chinese & Japanese blanc wares decorated in Europe. Those we simply call European Decorated Chinese porcelain. Amsterdam Bont really is easily recognisable by its colour and style. An interesting side note is that a similar process of overdecorating with red was done in London in more or less the same colours. Method of manufacturing. This enhancemend was done on “petit feux” or small fire at a lower temperature. This technique of baking enamels on a lower temperature that was perfected in the Delft around 1670-1680 to compete with the colourfull Japanese porcelain of the time. At the turn of the 17th c Chinese porcelain...

A blue and white Dutch delft vase made circa 1700, with clobbered-style polychrome enamels added in the mid-18th century. This brightly colored blue and white Dutch delft vase is a ...

A quiet and elegant Korean white glazed bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty, late 18th century, Korea. The graceful vase beautifully proportioned, resting on a short recessed foot, with a...

Traditional Chinese porcelain blue and white vase decorated with flowers and botanical illustrations (18th Century).

Traditional Chinese porcelain vase in an oxblood red tone (18th century). Dimensions: 15"H x 9"D.

Large Chinese Porcelain flambe-glazed vase, 18th century.