Three (3) blue porcelain items with gilt accents. 1st item: Sevres lidded centerpiece urn having hand-painted vignettes depicting musicians and architecture in a pastoral landscape to lid, the whole decorated with gilt highlights on a blue ground, and interior bowl with floral bouquet. Mounted with scrolled bronze decoration to base, handles, pierced rim, and topped […]

Biscuit de Sevres bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, modeled as a young man in uniform and mounted onto a round cobalt glazed porcelain base. Underside of base marked with a red DORE A SEVRES mark with S94 and the impressed initials JB together with other impressed numbers. 10 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W. Late 19th […]

1st item: Italian Faenza Majolica Renaissance style hand-painted ceramic charger depicting a jeweled blonde woman wearing a pink dress and pearls surrounded by grisaille cherubs, mythological beasts, fruit bowl, and foliate scrolling on cobalt ground. Partially legible inscription "…Faenza" to underside. 16 1/2" dia. 20th century. 2nd item: Italian Majolica Deruta polychrome charger with central […]

Pair of two (2) very large Italian ceramic polychrome enameled pottery chargers featuring pastoral scenes to centers, the rims with pastoral and landscape vignettes, pierced accents and molded fruit forms. One charger inscribed with monogram maker's mark to underside. 29 3/4" dia. Late 19th century/early 20th century. PROVENANCE: The estate of Pia Stratton, Nashville, Tennessee. […]

Four (4) pieces Russian Imperial Porcelain from the Kremlin Dessert Service made for Tsar Nicholas I and designed by Fyodor Grigorievich Solntsev (1801-1892), including two (2) tazzas or competes (3 1/2" H x 8 5/8" dia.) and two (2) plates (9" dia.). Solntsev's design incorporated traditional Russian stylized blossoms on a gilt ground, with foliate […]

Grouping of Meissen polychrome and parcel gilt porcelain. 1st item: Large oval tray with central floral spray and floral decorated rim with scalloped gilt edge. 14" H x 19" W. 2nd item: Round platter with central fruit spray and molded rim with textured alternating gilt gadroons and a scalloped edge. 10 1/2" dia. 3rd item: […]

Three (3) German polychrome and parcel gilt porcelain figures. 1st item: Meissen "Sense of Smell" figure, emblematic of the Five Senses, depicting a woman in 18th-century attire seated beside a tea table, with fragrant items including a basket of flowers and a bottle of perfume. Blue crossed swords maker's mark, impressed numbers, and inscribed "E.'5." […]

Meissen polychrome and parcel gilt porcelain figural group depicting figures in 18th-century attire, including a lady in a voluptuous floral dress playing the harp while gazing at a man seated on a French-style chair and a boy standing behind the harp in tricorn hat playing flute from sheet music, all upon a pierced base. Blue […]