China and Tibet, important collection of snuff bottles, paintings, jades and porcelain

Dehua libation cup - China, antique work
White Dehua porcelain with coral red glaze on the Taotie-shaped handle. The rim is crimped to the handle, and the sides are decorated with stylised dragon tails.
Old Belgian collection, amassed in the early 20th century



H: 6.9 cm; L 12.4 cm

Porc(...)

Cizhu stoneware figurine of a two-headed deer - China, antique work
Black floral slip décor on a craquelure ground. May have been created for export to India or the Middle East.

Major restoration to the base


36.5 x 33.5 x 17 cm

Porcelain

Small covered meiping vase, India Company with wucai décor - China, East India Company, 17th/18th century
Porcelain, decorated with a harbour, a ruyi frieze, a temple landscape, and openwork dragon tails around the base.
Old Belgian collection, amassed in the early 20th century
Scratch on the l(...)

Soup tureen for the East India Company - China, East India Company, 17th/18th century
Famille verte porcelain, decorated with peacocks, lotuses, chrysanthemums, and birds. The rim is decorated with crayfish and fish. The knob is shaped like a rooster.




H: 20.3 cm; D: 23.8 cm

Porcelain

Bamboo-shaped gadrooned Kangxi vase - China, 17th century with 19th century flange
White and blue porcelain, probably Kangxi era, enhanced in the 19th or 20th century with a polychrome décor of flowers, birds, and insects. Leaf Kangxi mark under the base.

Lid restored with tin. Chip in the hee(...)

Pair of white and blue lotus bowls with Chenghua mark - China, 17th century or earlier
White porcelain, lotus-shaped, each decorated with sixteen scenes of children's games and ruyi. The two bowls' decors are diachronically connected, scene by scene. Chenghua mark (1465-1487) under the base. Thes(...)

Rare hexagonal baluster vase with flared neck - China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi era
Wucai porcelain, decorated with children, Denlong, and young girls with insects.
Old Belgian collection, amassed in the early 20th century
The neck has been restored.


H: 31.5 cm; D 7.3 cm

Porcelain

Porcelain plaque - China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark
White and blue porcelain, featuring two immortals, Lü Dongbin and Zhongli Quan, with a bat flying overhead. Yongzheng seal at lower left.
Old private Belgian collection



27 x 8.5 cm (the work only, approximate measurement)

Porcelai(...)

Two ginger vases - China, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
White and blue porcelain, featuring an allegory of wisdom in the form of children playing with a lotus. Carved wooden lids attached.
Old private Belgian collection.
One of the wooden lids is damaged.


H: 21 and 21.5 cm; D: 20.5 cm an(...)

Large "Hundred Dears" porcelain panel - China, Qing dynasty
Lively mountainous landscape, with allegorical interpretation. Colour palette of the "Hundred Dears" landscapes. Included is a Belgian expert appraisal report from 1985.

On a wooden panel, framed


36 x 24 cm (the work only, appro(...)

Small covered vase - China, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Wucai porcelain depicting children playing and a peacock on the lid. Mark of concentric circles on the lower part and around the base.
Old Belgian collection, amassed in the early 20th century



H: 7.7 cm

Porcelain

Small pear-shaped covered vase - China, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century
Blue and white porcelain, decorated with peacocks, chrysanthemums, and a fly.
Old Belgian collection, amassed in the early 20th century



H: 7.5 cm

Porcelain

Faceted vase - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Famille rose porcelain, featuring eight immortals.

The bottom is pierced.


H: 40.5 cm; l (neck) 13 cm

Porcelain

Guanyin - China, Qing dynasty, 19th
White porcelain, two intaglio marks under the biscuit base.




H: 46.5 cm

Porcelain

Baluster vase - China, Qing dynasty, 19th
Famille rose porcelain, with Shou décor and a high-born lady.

The base is encased in a wood stand.


H: 36 cm; D (neck) 9 cm

Porcelain

Rotund baluster vase - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Famille rose porcelain with dragon and phoenix decor against a backdrop of clouds. Orchids and Shou motif on pink ground at the base of the neck. Blue double circle under the base. Old collection tags.
See the 26/04/2018 auction at Genève (...)

Pear-shaped vase with butterflies - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Porcelain with décor of one-hundred butterflies. Guangxu mark under the base.




H: approximately 29.5 cm; D: 19.5 cm; D (neck): 9.8 cm

Porcelain

Baluster vase with celadon ground - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Famille rose porcelain featuring a red dragon, black dragon, phoenix and peacocks. Delong workshop mark 德隆定制 under the base.

Minor hairline fracture in the neck.


D: 8.6 cm (neck); H: 25.9 cm

Porcelain

Pear-shaped Yuhuchunping vase - China, 20th century
White porcelain with gilded décor on purple ground. Underglaze blue mark under the base.




H: 19.8 cm; D: 6.6 cm

Porcelain

Pair of baluster vases with flared necks - China, 19th or 20th century
Famille rose porcelain featuring peacocks, cherry trees and birds. Light celadon glaze inside the neck.

Major restoration to the base of one of the vases.


H: 60.5 cm

Porcelain

Deep dish with peacocks and bamboo pattern - China, 19th or 20th century
Famille rose overglaze enamelled porcelain depicting an auspicious composition of flowers and plants. Underglaze red Guangxu mark under the base.




D: 23.8 cm

Porcelain

Stool - China, early 20th century
Blue and white porcelain, with décor of chrysanthemums, peacocks and Denlong.

One of the cabochons is missing.


H: 48.5 cm; D: 26 cm

Porcelain

Porcelain baluster vase with green and black ground - China, early 20th century
With ruyi and chrysanthemum motif. Features a flower basket in an outlined space.

Minor crack in the neck.


H: 32.5 cm (without the lid)

Porcelain

Small embellished bowl signed 'He Xuren' (1882-1940) - China, 20th century
Porcelain with overglaze flower décor. Artist's seal under the base.




D (exterior): 24.5 cm; D (interior) 17.5 cm; H: 11.5 cm

Porcelain

Large baluster vase with flared neck - China, 20th century
Polychrome porcelain, featuring the eight immortals under a pine tree in a mountainous landscape. The neck is adorned with two pairs of Imperial guardian lions facing each other.




H: 60.5 cm

Porcelain

Gu vase - China, 20th century
Celadon porcelain with décor of flowers and fruits.




H: 35 cm; D: 24 cm

Porcelain

Enamelled porcelain panel - China, 20th century
Featuring a tiger on a rock. Signed and dated 1959 at upper right.




38 x 25 cm

Porcelain

Baluster vase - China, 20th century
Famille rose porcelain with floral composition décor. Hongxian mark under the base.




D: 12.5 cm; H: 32 cm

Porcelain

Pair of baluster vases with ringed necks - China, 20th century
Polychrome porcelain, with décor of genre scenes, flowers and birds in an outlined space. Apocryphal underglaze Kangxi mark.




H: 30.6 cm; D (neck): 9 cm

Porcelain

Rotund vase - China, 20th century
Famille rose porcelain, featuring peacocks, a serpent eagle, and birds. The neck is decorated with peacocks and ruyi on a mint green ground. Apocryphal Qianlong mark.




H: 33 cm; D: 7.5 cm

Porcelain

Small eight-faceted baluster vase - China, Qing dynasty, antique work
White porcelain with underglaze blue décor of male figures.




H: 20.8 cm

Porcelain

Set of three porcelain objects from China
Famille verte soup tureen, a small bevelled vase with underglaze blue décor, a small famille rose glazed vase.

Flaws, cracks


D: 21 cm (soup tureen); H: 10.3 cm and 12.5 cm (vases)

Porcelain

Set of three vases from China
Stoneware vase with celadon-glazed lion handles, and two small Suantouping vases featuring scholar's belongings.




H: 12 cm and 9 cm (the pair)

Porcelain

Set of two small chawan and two small plates
White porcelain enhanced with enamel featuring a child on an ox.

One plate restored


D: 11.2 cm (plates) and 6.7 cm (bowls)

Porcelain

Floral teapot
White porcelain with overglaze enamelled décor. Stamp under the base.




H: 16 cm

Porcelain

Teapot with floral and insect décor
White porcelain with overglaze enamelled décor. Fruit-shaped knob. Nianhao of Qianlong under the base.




H: 10.5 cm

Porcelain

Small covered pot
White porcelain with overglaze enamelled landscape and kingfisher. Fruit-shaped knob.




H: 9.5 cm; D: 7.5 cm

Porcelain

Two inkwells
White porcelain with overglaze enamelled décor of documents and poems. Red mark under the base.




6 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm

Porcelain

Large famille rose porcelain baluster vase - China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1900
Featuring high-born ladies and children under a pine tree. Poetic inscriptions.




H: 44 cm

Porcelain

Oblong baluster vase
Blue and white porcelain with triple neck, ruyi-shaped handle, with eternal peach motif. Bears an underglaze Yongzheng mark.

One handle missing, defect in the foot


H: 20.5 cm

Porcelain

Covered vase with battle scenes
White porcelain with famille verte décor.




H: 30.5 cm; D: 11.5 cm

Porcelain

Three figures on a river's edge
Porcelain plaque with underglaze polychrome décor.




27 x 19 cm

Porcelain

Pair of Meiping vases
China, Qing period, porcelain with mint green ground, adorned with chrysanthemums and two pairs of fish.




H: 26 cm

Porcelain

Small vase - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
White porcelain with Dehua-style décor featuring birds in a flower bed. Included is a Ding-shaped incense burner with a knob in the shape of an Imperial Guardian lion.
Old Belgian collection, amassed in the early 20th century
The lid and one handle(...)

Covered bowl with compartments - China, 20th century
Porcelain with overglaze décor of a mountainous landscape. Traces of a stamp on the base and knob.




D: 18 cm; H: 9 cm

Porcelain

Slender teapot - China, 20th century
Porcelain with overglaze green and iron red décor of a dragon and phoenix. Waves in relief with porcelain slip around the base. Mark under the base.




D: 10.5 cm; H: 14 cm

Porcelain

Cubical teapot - China, 20th century
Porcelain with famille rose décor of birds, wucai décor of a cowherd on a buffalo, and overglaze ink decor of a reed. Waves in relief with porcelain slip around the base. Stamp under the base.




H: 10.5 cm; L: 18 cm

Porcelain

Shallow cup decorated with scholars - China, 20th century
Porcelain, with famille rose décor of scholars. The edge of the wing is gilded. Mark under the base.

Some gilding worn off


D: 18 cm

Porcelain

Scalloped shallow cup - China, 20th century
Porcelain with overglaze décor of an artist in a hilly landscape with pine trees, bearing an aphorism. The edge of the wing is gilded.




D: 19.50 cm

Porcelain

Shallow cup - China, 20th century
Porcelain, featuring a dragon with pearls, four auspicious symbols, and a frieze of stylised dragon tails. Back of the wing decorated with four floral vases. Mark under the base.




D: 19 cm

Porcelain

Guangxu-era chawan - China, 20th century
White blue porcelain with overglaze décor of a temple landscape with fishermen. Underglaze blue mark on the base.




D: 9.55 cm; H: 4.9 cm

Porcelain

Chawan - China, 20th century
Porcelain with auspicious symbols and bats on a yellow ground. Guangxu mark under the base.




D: 10.6 cm; H: 5 cm

Porcelain

Teapot - China, 20th century
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose décor of birds, cherry trees and peacocks. Guangxu mark under the base.




D: 10.4 cm; H: 10 cm

Porcelain

Vase - China, 20th century
Porcelain with underglaze blue and white décor of peacocks, a bird, and a cherry tree on a grey celadon ground.




D (exterior): 24.5 cm; D (interior) 17.5 cm; H: 11.5 cm

Porcelain

White-blue baluster vase - China, Qing dynasty
Featuring the four heavenly ministers of Taoism in the clouds. Mark under the base most likely Dao Guang.

Some wear to the mark and one side of the base


H: 25.5 cm

Porcelain

Two stoneware inkwells - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Celadon and crimson stoneware, the second is white craquelure stoneware with dragon and cherry tree motif.




H: 4 cm and 4.5 cm; L: 5.5 cm and 7.5 cm

Porcelain

Shallow Guangxu-era cup - China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Porcelain with stylised cobalt blue flower décor, highlighted with gold, on a Xiancao ground. The edge of the wing is gilded. Guangxu mark under the base.




D: 16.80 cm

Porcelain

Bud vase - China, 20th century
Porcelain with deep blue glaze. Qianlong mark under the base.




H: approximately 16 cm; D: 8 cm; D (neck): 1.9 cm

Porcelain

Tianqiuping vase - China, 20th century
Porcelain with blue glaze.




H: 33.5 cm; D: 6 cm (neck)

Porcelain

Hotei
Polychrome porcelain.




H: 22 cm

Porcelain