Anita Gray deals in Asian and European porcelain and works of art. We have been established in Davies Street, London, for over 45 years.
Our speciality is Chinese porcelain and works of art from the 16th to the 18th century. Focussing on items made for the Imperial court, the Chinese domestic market and export markets.
Art & Antiques
Attached with gilt-bronze mounts, the barrel-form bodies reserved with four shaped panels enclosing birds among flowering peonies and rockwork alternating with three ruyi-head shaped panels on a...
Art & Antiques
Of circular form, freely painted in underglaze blue with a hare seated beside pierced rockwork and looking up at the moon....
Art & Antiques
Of circular shallow form with out-turned rim decorated in shades of underglaze cobalt blue with a white hare/rabbit on a blue background bearing an alert expression sitting under a tree looking at the...
Art & Antiques
Robustly potted, supported on a flat circular base, the sides sweeping to a wide rounded shoulder, the short neck with flared rim, decorated in rich shades of underglaze blue, the body painted with a...
Art & Antiques
Comprising: one trumpet vase, two hexagonal vases and covers. Each decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue and with reticulated mid-section, the hexagonal vases raised on a circular spreading...
Art & Antiques
Supported on a domed circular foot, the moulded sides rising to a foliate rim, linearly decorated in underglaze blue, painted to the exterior with lotus and foliate scroll, the interior with a floral...
Art & Antiques
Stoutly potted, the wide cylindrical body decorated in shades of underglaze blue, painted to the exterior with a dynamic scene of the the Eight Daoist Immortals led by Zhongli Quan; followed by Li...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of ovoid form, the body supported on a circular footring, the rounded shoulder rising to a short, slightly curved neck, decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue, painted around the centre with...
Porcelain & Ceramics
The unusual form with broad shouldered body surmounted by a tall waisted neck with garlic mouth and slightly flared rim decorated in vibrant shades of underglaze cobalt blue with three vases of...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of round shape, with steep curving sides and subtle foliate rim, raised on a short circular foot, decorated in bright shades of underglaze blue, painted to the exterior with large panels bordered by...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of circular deep form with gently foliate rim, painted in vibrant shades of underglaze blue, the central roundel decorated with a jardiniere in a terraced garden bearing chrysanthemum and other...
Porcelain & Ceramics
The bodies decorated with shaped cartouches containing a ‘Long Eliza’ in a fenced garden and a jardinière on a stand with precious objects against a stippled green ground interspersed by florets,...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of oval shape, with raised moulded lotus petal shaped decoration around the base, large shell shaped handles at each end, and a domed cover finished with a finial in the shape of a mythological beast;...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of circular form with foliate rim and moulded sides, decorated in bright famille verte enamels and overglaze blue, a large flower basket with arch handle and ribbon to the centre filled with various...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of octagonal section and unusually large size, the lower part with four finely painted panels, one with a figure in opera costume, his attendant carrying a qin, beside a pavillion framed by trees and...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of triple gourd form decorated in vibrant shades of underglaze blue, raised on a short straight foot, the slender cylindrical neck rising to everted, trumpet-shaped mouth rim; the lower gourd...
Porcelain & Ceramics
The hexagonal body with three interior compartments, moulded to each end with a mask head, the body decorated blooming flowers within petal-like borders, the cover decorated similarly, featuring also...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of spirally fluting baluster form, the moulded body decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels vibrantly painted with many blossoms including lotus, chrysanthemum, prunus and others amidst...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of elegant globular form, raised on a short slightly everted foot, the slender neck rising to a flared rim, with a raised collar around the centre of the neck; painted in bright shades of underglaze...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of triple gourd form decorated in vibrant shades of underglaze blue, raised on a short straight foot, the slender cylindrical neck rising to everted, trumpet-shaped mouth rim; the lower gourd...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of rectangular form finely painted with great detail and clarity in shades of crimson on a white ground, the lid exterior with a stirring battle scene including men on horseback and on foot engaged...
Porcelain & Ceramics
The lid embossed and painted with a trophy of the chase, showing a powder flask, hunting horn, dead hare and a bandoliere inscribed: 'A la chasse amoureuse', the base with flower sprays reserved on a...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of round form with foliate rim, decorated in shades of underglaze blue, the well painted in sprays of chrysanthemum, lotus, prunus and peony, set within a border of eight lotus petal panels, each...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of barrel shape with a moulded, rounded and slightly everted short foot, decorated on the body with four large gently moulded cartouches painted with scenes of flowering and budding branches issuing...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Circular, of European silver form with scalloped edges, the interior of the bowl of the salt moulded with spiral panels each containing a flower, alternating between two types of flowers, each on a...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of round shape, deep bowl and foliate edge, finely painted in vibrant blue, the centre decorated with a bird perched on stylised rockwork another bird hovering above and a butterfly in flight, issuing...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Modelled in the shape of a carp leaping from lively cresting waves, two further small fish swimming alongside, set with a slender loop handle and spout, expressively glazed on the biscuit in splashes...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of round form and deep bowl with a flattened foliate rim, painted in shades of underglaze blue, the central medallion decorated with auspicious objects including a double gourd and ruyi-heads, all...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of square form with chamfered corners, painted around the exterior with a continuous scene of two European gentlemen, one seated on a rock underneath a tree, dressed in pink short robes, green knee...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Of square section with tapering sides with a flat base and a short, flared neck, each of the four corners with decorative flanges reaching midway down the sides from the squared shoulder, enameled in...
