Antique Chantilly French Porcelain Kakiemon Style Vase Birds in Garden, 18th Cen

Lovely Antique Lamp Vase In Kakiemon Colors 19th century France Samson. Nice Quality with superb decoration Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese Style: Ar...

A very lovely quartet of high quality wall vases. Made to hang on the wall or lay down on a surface. Lovely craftmanship. Qianlong period. Really cool. Additional information: Mate...

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...

Very lovely piece. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Chargers (Large Plates), Plates Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Age: ca 1900...

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

Jewels porcelain with high-quality, engraved and patinated bronze mounting. Ovoider, partially carcassed body on raised Qudrat foot with decorative plastic garlands, curly rising lid...

Beautifully carved with vines, grapes, Bacchus heads, acanthus leaves on a gordon base. Fine patina -end of 18th century. Probably French.

A fine antique Chantilly French porcelain low bowl. Decorated in an underglaze blue sprig pattern with additional cold painted iron-red leaves and ...