Chinese Nautical Objects

Chinese Export Porcelain European-subject Blue & White Tea Bowl and Saucer, Neptune, The God of The Sea, Dutch market, Yongzheng Period, Circa 1730-35 The Chinese Export porcelain, probably made for the Dutch market, depicts Neptune, the God of the Sea, standing with his triton in the center of the design with a number of other figures to his left and right with three large fish or whales at his feet. The lower section of the design depicting the sea. The border of each piece with a repeating diaper design. Dimensions: Saucer: 4 1/2 inches diameter x 3/4 inch high (11.53cm diameter x 1.91cm high); Cup: 2 3/4 inches diameter x 1 3/4 inches high (6.99cm diameter x 4.45cm high). The design is after an etching called `The Realm of Neptune` by Frederick Bloemaert (c.1610-c.1669) completed between 1650-1656, after a drawing by his father Abraham Bloemaert (1566–1651). This is a Baroque design which is only found in blue and white on Chinese porcelain, it occurs on fine grained porcelain and Chinese soft-paste porcelain. Both dinner services and tea services were produced. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a plate in their collection, Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1966 (Ass. # 66.27.5). Reference: Jorg states "The depiction of Neptune, the God of the Sea of classical mythology occurs in several varieties on Chine de Commande from the 1740`s onwards. How well the design sold is illustrated by an order from 1778, when they sent a chocolate cup with this design as a model for similarly decorated plates. However, the Dutch merchants...

19th century China Trade Seascape with an American Clipper Ship, circa 1880s, a Chinese Export oil on canvas seascape depicting an iron or steel h...

Lovely pair of ironstone, Victoria ware, blue and white pottery tureens with lids or covers. One large, one smaller. Fully marked, made by Victoria Ware Ironstone...

Chinese sterling silver decorative dragon Bosun whistle with the original braided rope lanyard, circa 1900. Stamped sterling and whistle is in working condition.

Antique 19th century Chinese solid silver model of a war junk, beautifully made and proportioned, with textured cross hatched sails, flying flags, four men crew and moving cannons facing all sides, standing on a hand carved wooden base imitating waves. Such armed junk boats were also pirate junks that plied Chinese rivers such as the Yangtse and Pearl Rivers. This is exactly the type of boat used in the Opium War...

A Chinese export decorative model battleship, produced within the early 20th century period, crafted of hammered and soldered mixed metals, with seven cannons, sailors and articulati...

Chinese watercolors of junks and sampans painted on pith paper within original blue silk bands and are framed within églomisé and decoupage frames.

17th century storage jar found south of China.

The three watercolours are painted on pith paper with a silk band surround and are framed within an églomisé and decoupage frame.