This is a selection of Chinese porcelain which has been over-decorated on arrival in Europe during the Eighteenth Century. These European-decorated wares (once known rather disparagingly as ‘clobbered’ wares), and as ‘Amsterdams Bont’ in the Netherlands, are a fascinating area of Chinese export porcelain collecting. Above all, they are a record of the way that changing tastes for Chinese ceramic decoration were catered for in Europe, and represent a form of folk art
Most European-decorated wares were imported either as an undecorated original or, more usually, as an item decorated in underglaze blue and white. In order to increase the desirability of the wares, they then had enamelled decoration added to convert them to ‘Imari’, ‘famille verte’ or ‘famille rose’ style - whatever was commercial at the time.
The porcelain for the items we sell is almost always from the Eighteenth Century (Kangxi to Qianlong), and occasionally earlier. The decoration was usually added not long after the porcelain was imported. We have given our best view of the dating of the over-decoration and the country where the enamelling was done, but there remains much to discover about these wares.
We have been collecting these wares for some years, and are now pleased to offer a selection for sale, many from our personal collection.
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