Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc. Vases and Vessels

Monumental Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Cachepot or Wine Cooler This magnificent Chinese Export porcelain cachepot or wine cooler, dati...

"Rococo Revival": Large Morley Ashworth Ironstone "India Jar" Vase, Circa 1855-62 A monumental and opulent Victorian ironstone vase and cover, produced by Morley & Ashworth (Hanley,...

Regency Opulence: Spode Porcelain Garniture of Three Vases Circa 1805–1810 A fine and rare Regency-period porcelain garniture of three vases produced by the Spode factory (Circa 180...

Georgian Elegance: George III Brass-Bound Mahogany Wine Cooler on Carved Stand (c. 1765–1775) A superb mid-18th century George III mahogany wine cooler (or cellaret), dating to cir...

Elegant Tableware: Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Wine Cooler Circa 1775 A finely potted and well-preserved Chinese Export porcelain vessel, functioning as either a wine co...

The Painter’s Panel: Doulton Faience Botanical Vase by Mary M. Arding ________________________________________ This is an exceptional and highly collectible Doulton Faience Vase, a ...

Regency Opulence: Mason's Ironstone Garniture Vases Object: Garniture of Three Vases (One central, two flanking) Manufacturer: Mason's Ironstone China, Staffordshire, England Date: ...

Regency Gold: Spode Porcelain Vases in Pattern 967 Object: Pair of Small Urn/Spill Vases Maker: Spode (Josiah Spode II), Stoke-on-Trent, England Pattern: Pattern 967 (Japan Pattern ...

Eclectic Grandeur: Hexagonal Ironstone Potpourri Vases Object: Pair of Potpourri Vases and Covers (Potpourri Jars) Maker: Attributed to Mason's Ironstone or Ashworth (Staffordshire,...

Parisian Grandeur: A Pair of French Architectural Porcelain Vases, Late 19th Century This distinguished pair of late 19th-century French porcelain vases represents a classic fusion...

Parisian Grandeur: A Pair of French Architectural Porcelain Vases, Late 19th Century This distinguished pair of late 19th-century French porcelain vases represents a classic fusion...

Collection of Five Chinese Export 'Batavia-ware' and Famille Rose Jars and Covers Qianlong Period, China, Circa 1750s This handsome collection of five graduated covered jars is a magnificent and rare example of mid-18th-century Chinese Export porcelain, illustrating the highly successful fusion of Chinese ceramic technology and European market demand during the height of the global trade era. ________________________________________ Description and Aesthetic Medium: Porcelain with underglaze brown glaze and overglaze Famille Rose enamels. Period: Qianlong (1736–1795). Origin: Jingdezhen kilns, China, made for the European export market. The collection comprises two large, two medium, and one small jar, intended to be displayed together as a garniture—a decorative set prized for mantelpieces and cabinets in opulent European interiors. • The 'Batavia' Ground: Each piece is characterized by a luxurious, deep chocolate-brown glaze covering the exterior, a distinctive aesthetic known historically as "Batavia-ware" or descriptively as café au lait. This rich, monochrome ground was achieved by bathing the porcelain in an iron-rich slip before glazing and firing. • The Famille Rose Reserves: The dark ground provides a dramatic backdrop for finely painted, leaf-shaped reserves (panels). These panels are adorned with exquisite floral sprays executed in the vibrant Famille Rose palette (meaning "pink family"), which was introduced to China from Europe in the early 18th century. The opaque enamels—dominated by the rose-pink created from colloidal gold—allow for subtle shading and realism, brilliantly depicting the peony (mudan), the Chinese flower of wealth, nobility, and honor. • The Covers: The domed covers maintain this contrast, with a high, lustrous brown glaze broken by Famille Rose floral sprays that echo the motifs on the body. ________________________________________ Historical Context: Global Trade and Naming The name "Batavia-ware" is a crucial historical reference, even though the porcelain was manufactured in the kilns of Jingdezhen. 1. The Dutch East India Company (VOC): Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) served as the fortified administrative and trading headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Asia. 2. The Trade Route: Porcelain destined for the European market was collected from various Chinese ports and then centrally transshipped through Batavia. This particular style became famously associated with that major transit port among Western collectors, hence the name, which links the sophisticated manufacturing of China to the powerful trade infrastructure of the Dutch. 3. 18th-Century Opulence: Garnitures like this were highly desirable statements of wealth and worldliness in 18th-century Europe. Their acquisition signified participation in the exotic, global market and a cosmopolitan taste capable of appreciating the high technical and artistic quality of Chinese porcelain. The successful combination of the deep, rich brown glaze—which evokes a feeling of luxurious Eastern lacquer or polished wood—with the delicate, luminous European-inspired Famille Rose palette represents a brilliant convergence of East-West artistic demands at the height of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign. ________________________________________ Dimensions Largest Jar: 7 1/2 inches high x 7 1/2 inches diameter; Second Jar: 7 1/4 inches high x 6 1/2 inches diameter; Third Jar: 5 1/2 inches high x 5 inches diameter; Pair of Smaller Jars...

Pair of French Aesthetic Movement Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Urns (Jardinières) This elegant pair of footed urns, sometimes referred to as jardinières, is a stunning embodiment of ...

A Phoenix in Bloom: The Enduring Charm of the "Tobacco Leaf" Garniture Title: Large Tobacco Leaf Porcelain Garniture of Five Vases Culture/Orig...

American Pottery Pair of Terracotta Vases Late 20th Century A striking pair of large terracotta vases, each with a robust bulbous body rising from a slightly flared foot to a double...

Chinese Export Porcelain Large Canton Temple Jar, American Market, Daoguang, First Quarter 19th Century A handsome Chinese Export Canton Large Temple Jar, produced for the American ...

Wedgwood Creamware Wine Rinsers, A pair of rare Wedgwood creamware "Cuvettes" each with leaf-scrolled handles. Measures: Height 3 7/8 inches x 5 1/8 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches diam...

Tapio Wirkkala Mid-Century Modernist "Pallas" art glass vase, 1984-95 From a collection of Wirkkala glass vessels-ask for details. Impressive Mid-Century still-molded vase cast ...

Chinese Export Five Piece Famille Rose Porcelain Garniture, circa 1730-1750 The garniture of five Chinese Export porcelain vases consists of three covered baluster vases and two ...

17th century Frankfurt German Faience Blue & White chinoiserie Trumpet-neck Bottle Vase, circa 1680-90. The vase is decorated in underglaze blue and white with a chinoiserie landscape with a Chinese figure with banana plants...

Mason's ironstone Japan pattern pair of vases, circa 1830-1840. The vases are decorated in an imari palette with scroll handles highlighted in tu...

French Serves-style porcelain & gilt bronze ormolu cassolettes urns, Circa 1880-1900 The French porcelain ormolu bronze mounted cassolettes urns have...

Pair of large Paris Porcelain Botanical Vases, Mid-19th century. Each of the baluster form vases has a cylindrical neck and everted rim and is painted...

Derby Porcelain Shaped Vase with May Blossom Decoration, circa 1770-1775 The four-sided shaped Baluster vase and cover with square-shaped neck and foot is designed with a design of multiple applied tightly packed May blossoms or Mayflowers (Schneeballen) with yellow stamen and a tint of aqua blue to the edge of each flower while the ground behind has a light purple wash creating a stunning effect after the Meissen Schneeballen...

Maling pottery pail and cover, Cetem ware, 1908-1930. The tall cylindrical pail and cover with removable wicker handle is covered with a green swiz...

A Gilded Age of Trade: Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Canton Cache Pot & Stand This striking Chinese Export porcelain ensemble, dating from the 1820s to 1840s, comprises a large hexa...

The bronze urns rest on an ormolu flaring foot which rests on a two step bronze square base. The ormolu handles in the form of dolphins are applied to each side and encircling each i...

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain orange-ground Botanical Campana-Form Vase, circa 1840. The Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain vase is of campana-form with an orange ground body overlai...

Chinese export porcelain large rose medallion vases, Circa 1850-65 The early rose medallion/rose mandarin porce...

Massive German Faience or Dutch Delft Powdered manganese & blue vase & cover, Mid-18th Century, The German faience powered manganese-ground vase, of baluster form, has a wide should...

Chinoiserie Tôle Large Tea Canisters with Chinese Figures, Chinese Calligraphy and a Chocolate Brown Ground, Circa 1840-1880 The English Tôle octagonal tea canisters with covers hig...

Set of ten French Porcelain apothecary jars, 19th century. The set consists of five smaller cover jars and five larger covered jars. Each ...

Stig Lindberg stoneware conical vase- Domino Series, Black/White, Gustavsberg, 1954 The conical vase with a linear relief pattern and a black gloss...

Large Mason's Ironstone Large Chinoiserie Vase, Circa 1835-40. Great as a lamp base or for flowers-the stricking mazarine blue Mason's Ironston...

French Faience Chinoiserie Octagonal Fluted Vases and Covers with Bird Decoration, Geo Martel, Circa 1907 The Chinoiserie octagonal vases and covers have the same painted decoratio...

French Majolica Large Urns, A Pair, Circa 1870-90 The pair of French large majolica flower urns are each raised on four leaf-shaped feet. The urns are of ...

Creamware finger or quintal Vase, 19th century, The English pottery creamware finger or quintal vases The five-fingered flower vase has a molded desig...

Siegmund Schütz modernist bowl for KPM Berlin, "Flowerboat" or "Floweships", 1950s This Siegmund Schütz Modernist Bowl, known as a flowerboat (Blumenschiff), is of a most unus...

English Pottery Vases decorated with Flowers and Leaves, Douton Lambeth, 1870s-80s The pottery mallet-shaped vases are hand painted with brown leaves and white flowers on a green ...

Blue and white floral pottery covered pil and cover, Vera pottery, circa 1900-1930. The cylindrical pail with exterior knob handles has a reeded lowe...