Dekselpot Fo-hond - blauw wit romeins bad the base inscribed MVNIFICENTIA PII

the base inscribed MVNIFICENTIA PII SEXTI P M in the manner of the original

A bronze cheetah sculpture caught at full stretch on the hunt

with finely cut Corinthian capitals and a fragment of inscribed entablature above

The obelisk-on-elephant motif goes back to Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)

een krab en een zeeschildpad — elk apart gesneden en afgewerkt in verguld champagnegoud met warme bronzen accenten

Dekselpot Fo-hond - blauw wit romeins bad the base inscribed MVNIFICENTIA PIIThis blue and white Chinese porcelain temple jar is drawn from antique Chinese models. It is hand painted throughout in cobalt blue with a continuous frieze of Fu dogs among scrolling clouds. The lid is crowned by a Fu dog (Buddhist lion), the traditional guardian figure. The jar is made from a porcelain body of pure kaolin and petuntse, fired at 1400C. This produces a hard, glassy ceramic; the mark of good Chinese porcelain is its clear ring and