Pair of English Booths Blue and White China Bowls Produced for Harrods in London

Six Terre de Fer blue and white asparagus plates from the 19th century, with foliage and fruit decor, priced and sold individually. Born in France during the 19th century, each of th...

This 19th-century French porcelain piece is a finely crafted example of the decorative artistry of the time, likely influenced by the Rococo Revival or Neoclassical styles that were ...

An English blue and white Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., Valletta pattern washbasin from the late 19th century, featuring a pitcher and its basin. Created by the English manufacturer B...

Two English Burgess & Leigh Middleport Nonpareil pattern flow blue plates from the late 19th, early 20th century, with outdoor scenery and gold rim. They are priced and sold individu...

Meissen, Germany. Two pairs of bouillon cups in blue-painted porcelain. Hand-painted with floral motifs and insects in blue. Mid-20th century. Marked. Fifth factory quality. In excel...

This exquisite pair of 19th-century ironstone compotiers embodies the timeless elegance of French ceramic artistry. Crafted by the renowned Creil and Montereau manufactory, these pie...

Pair of 17th Century blue and white covered bowls from the Hatcher Collection painted with a river landscape. The bowls are shaped with steeply rounded sides, painted with a continuo...

Real collectors items. Sharing with you this fantastic pair of two Kangxi period bowls. The original blue and white bowls are close to identical, but 1 of the bowls is later overdecorated in Europe with enamel in green, red, yellow and black. Highly interesting to see how the underglaze blue bowl transformed into what we call an Amsterdam Bont bowl. 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...