Mid-Century Chinese Porcelain Pot with Two Handles

Portuguese porcelain pot from Coimbra, SP. Polychrome decoration with peacocks, one of the most symbolic birds in decorative art, representing beauty and prosperity. The piece is wh...

Tureen with lid, Vista Alegre. This elegant tureen with lid from the famous Portuguese factory Vista Alegre, in white porcelain with blue decoration, has a classic, slightly domed sh...

Terrine in Vista Alegre porcelain. Polychrome decoration with delicate flowers in shades of orange, blue and green. The edges and handles are emphasised by fine gold details, showing...

Round tureen, in Royal Copenhagen earthenware. Polychrome decoration with fruits, flowers and birds. The terrine has a rounded, slightly bulging shape, with two small side handles th...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Chinese porcelain container with two lids. Hand-...

With domed cover with gilt lemon finial on a conforming base with two handles.

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Chinese porcelain container with two lids. Hand-...

A very nicely made 18th century Kangxi tureen. Redecorated in Europe. Old inventory number at the base. There was a small yellow sticker at the lid, which is removed now. 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...