Oval Bowl with Peasant Scene, Nymphenburg, c. 1775

Two porcelain plates, Nymphenburg, around 1770-75, pressed mark Rautenschild and NB, one plate additionally with blue mark, hexagram, painting attributed to Joseph Kaltner. Prov.: G....

Large Imari porcelain plate with white ground and red-blue decoration. The plate is equipped with a wall bracket.

Small framed KPM porcelain picture plate in silver(?) frame with architectural view and hunting dogs playing in the foreground.

Two Famille Rose enamel plates, China, 2nd half 18th century, diameter 31.5 cm, restored.

Antique Meissen dish or bowl in hand painted porcelain. Romantic scenery with noble couple, butterflies and flowers, 19th century. Measures: 24 x 24 x 4...

An antique German Meissen platter offers porcelain construction with Blue pattern and rim, stamped on base as photographed, circa 1760

Transfer print decoration of The Milkmaids. The engraving carries marks for three important people, and is very rare. The double-anchor represent the Holdship brothers, Richard...

A very nicely made 18th century Qianlong Amsterdam Bont porcelain plate with a rare scene of stadholder Willem IV of Orange and his wife. Well documented in the literature these kind of European scenes. 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...