Guest and Gray have been dealing in early ceramics for over forty years. Nearly all the pieces in their collection date from before 1800.
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Porcelain & Ceramics
A Savona pierced footed dish, early 18th century, painted in various shades of blue wash with a landscape scene containing a tall villa with a smoking chimney, surrounded by sprays of flowers, the...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Large Rose Imari Armorial ‘Provinces’ Charger, Yongzheng (1723-35), decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels including red, green, pink and gilt to the central roundel with an elaborate...
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Chinese blue and white pedestal salt, Kangxi (1662-1722), of square form with waisted foot, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue to the top section with a fenced garden scene, depicting a young boy...
Art & Antiques
Baccarat pansy paperweight, 19th century, containing a sprig of pansy; the flower with yellow and burgundy petals issuing from a star-dust cane stamen, with several leaves and small flower bud....
Art & Antiques
Baccarat pansy paperweight, 19th century, containing a sprig of pansy; the flower with yellow and burgundy petals issuing from a star-dust cane stamen, with several leaves and small flower bud, the...
Art & Antiques
Baccarat pansy paperweight, 19th century, containing a sprig of pansy; the flower with yellow and burgundy petals issuing from a star-dust cane stamen, with several leaves, the base starcut....
Porcelain & Ceramics
A wucai baluster jar and cover, Shunzhi period (1644-1661), with wide shoulders and tapering foot, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and coloured enamels of red, green, turquoise, yellow and black...
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Chinese famille rose figure of He Xiangu, Qianlong (1736-95), standing with a lotus bloom in her left hand, dressed in long flowing robes of blue with star and cloud roundel pattern, tied with a red...
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Massive Japanese Imari charger, early 18th century, Edo period, painted in underglaze blue, iron-red, green and black enamels to the centre with a pair of carp, one black the other red and gold, in a...
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Dutch Delft wet drug jar, mid 18th century, in tin-glazed earthenware, of globular form with short spout and collared rim, supported on a tall spreading foot, decorated to the front in blue with an...
Art & Antiques
French Baccarat close millefiori mushroom paperweight, mid-19th century, the central cluster of canes including stardust and arrowhead forming a colourful cap, encircled by a blue and white torsade,...
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Chinese famille rose figure of Lu Dongbin, Qianlong (1736-95), supported on a turquoise plinth with pink floral motif, dressed in long chequered robes of blue, navy, white and turquoise, holding a...
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Japanese blue and white tankard, circa. 1680, with rounded belly and strap handle, the body decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with two long shaped panels topped each topped with a lotus flower, both...
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Meissen tea caddy, circa 1740, of rectangular form with sloping shoulders, painted in enamels and gilt with a continuous watery landscape scene, with figures gathered at the water’s edge amongst...
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Brinjal bowl with wooden stand, Kangxi (1662-1722), on a short foot with everted rim, the biscuit body decorated inside and out with ‘egg and spinach’ glazes of green brown and yellow, the base...
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Pair of Chinese powder blue ground saucers, Kangxi (1662-1722), the rims with traces of gilt, each decorated overall with clusters of prunus blossom in reserve with iron-red detail, the reverse rim...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Chantilly 'red dragon' saucer dish, c.1740, of lobed form with gilt scalloped decoration to the rim, the basin decorated in predominantly red enamels and gilt with a central roundel of two confronting...
Art & Antiques
Japanese four-case lacquer inro, 19th century, with inlaid decoration against a maki-e background depicting a mountainous landscape with a lakeside pagoda and flock of chidori (千鳥, plovers) in...
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Chinese Famille Verte dish, Kangxi (1662-1722), decorated in bright enamels to the central roundel with a figurative scene depicting the ‘beauty trap’ episode from Chapter 8 of the Romance of the...
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Meissen porcelain 'schmetterling' plate, circa 1730-3, with brown-glazed lobed petal rim, decorated in overglaze enamels to the centre with the kakiemon-style ‘schmetterling’ pattern, with a large...
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A small Delft earthenware blue and white vase, late 17th century, in the Transitional style, of ovoid form with tapering foot and short rim, the body painted with a continuous scene of travellers in a...
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Japanese Arita blue and white coffee pot and cover, late 17th century, of tapering conical form and supported on three feet, decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous karakusa scroll comprised of...
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Near pair of Chinese blue and white bottle vases, Kangxi (1662-1722), of bulbous form with tall columnar necks, the bodies and necks decorated in bright underglaze cobalt blue with a continuous design...
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Two exceptional Chinese famille verte figures of boys holding jars, Kangxi (1662-1722), the moulded figures standing upon solid bases, their hair worn in topknots and their faces with slight smiling...
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Chinese famille verte dish, Kangxi (1662-1722), decorated with a phoenix and two cockerels in a fenced garden with branches of peony issuing from rockwork and a jardinière containing prunus, bamboo...
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Pair of Chinese famille verte tea caddies, Kangxi (1662-1722), of rectangular cross-section, painted with fine enamels, one of the longer sides of each caddy decorated with a girl strolling in a...
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Chinese famille verte two-handled circular bowl and cover, Kangxi (1662-1722) with lion dog finial and moulded green lion head handles, the body and lid decorated with four panels containing orchid...
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Chinese famille verte figure of Guanyin, Kangxi (1662-1722), in a seated medatitive pose, her green wide-sleeved robe and mantle painted with flowers, scrolling leaves, ruyi heads and a diaper ground,...
Porcelain & Ceramics
Chinese porcelain moulded bowl, possibly 18th century, mounted as an inkwell, the exterior of the bowl with moulded fretwork with panels of figures in various pursuits, the ormolu inkwell with a...
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A Chinese yen-yen vase with elongated neck, Kangxi (1662-1722), decorated with branches of peony and grasses issuing from rockwork, flying insects overhead, the shoulders with broad band of floral...
