Chinese Export Porcelain Lotus Leaf-Shaped Dish

Chinese Export Porcelain Deep Dish with "JA" Cypher, American Market, Circa 1785 The Chinese Export porcelain dish is of an unusual shaped oval deep small basin. The rim has a gree...

Chinese Export Famille rose porcelain dish with flower basket & butterfly, circa 1765 The Chinese Export famille rose porcelain dish is painted in enamels with a central wicker flower basket overflowing with fruit and flowers and above is a large butterfly. On the other three sides are grouping of fruit or flowers. The inner well is surrounded by gilt chain band. The outer border has four panels with flowers and fruit within a gilt rococo scroll...

The Coat-of-Arms on this Chinese Export armorial are for the Marchesi di Sorbello from a service ordered by Uguccione III Bourbon del Monte, 12th Marquis Regent of Sorbello (1737-1816). He was the son of Guiseppe I (1690-1747) a successful and important diplomat for the King of Sardinia...

Chinese export porcelain bacchus mug after Derby Porcelain, circa 1785. The Chinese Export porcelain mug is modeled after a Derby Porcelain original as the head of Bacchus, the face naturalistically & delicately enameled. The eyebrows, beard and hair picked out with lightly etched brown lines. Around his head is a garland of vine leaves enameled in green, the veins of the leaves well delineated in grey, the bunches of grapes in a rich purple. The "C" shaped handle is decorated with stylized vine leaves, the sides of the thick handle with gold lappets. Dimensions: 4 inches high Reference This type of mug was copied directly from a Derby original that dates to around 1780-1785 and was created by William Duesbury II (1763-97) when the company was known as William Duesbury & Co. For a similar mug, see Sargent: The Copeland Collection: Chinese & Japanese Ceramic Figures...

A fine and unusual Chinese Export blue and white decorated porcelain leaf-shaped dish or charger, Qianlong Period, mid 18th century, circa 1760, China. The dish or charger of intriguing leaf-shaped form, with serated edges, and set upon a short foot. The shape seemingly based on a Meissen design. The porcelain decorated with a courting scene of a couple in a garden setting. They are surrounded by flowering bushes and trees. Butterflies draw nectar from the flowers, while dragonflies flit above. In the foreground are a pair of very plump quail. Decorated in underglaze blue enamel on a white ground, the blue and white decoration actually is based an Kakiemon pattern of the same period. So in short, we have a Chinese porcelain piece based on a German Meissen form...

Porcelain dish from China for export. Decorated in blue and white, with a river landscape with boats, trees, pagodas and birds in flight. In the center of the crossbar, the compositi...

Chinese, circa 1785. Chinese export porcelain cup and saucer set produced with blue and white underglaze foliate motifs and geometric designs to edges. The main face of the cup and saucer have polychrome enamel painted flowers and fine quality. This set has a highly unusual raised "lotus" underglaze surrounding the main floral decoration. Underside is unmarked as appropriate with age. Produced in the 18th century, Chinese export porcelain was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as Chinese Imperial...

A very fine small Chinese export porcelain bowl. With famille rose decoration, blue underglaze cells, and a scalloped edge. It was likely made for either the American or Europe...