ca. 18th century, China The censor incised with a floral (peony) pattern and a greek key band along the top. Not marked.

Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century, China The centre with a relief design and a wide border of incised fluting. Not marked. Provenance: Private collection, Amsterdam.

Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century, China Not marked. Provenance: Private collection, Amsterdam.

Ming dynasty, ca. 17th century, China With floral incised pattern. On a wooden base and with wooden lid (of later date).

Ca. 19th century, China The inside with three streaks of sang de boeuf glaze. A deliberate crackle glaze and not marked on the small unglazed base.

Sung & Yuan period, China A small plate with two fish in relief (Sung), a small vase with lotus leaf relief (Yuan) and a small vase with green celadon glaze over a red clay base (Yuan). No markings.

Song dynasty, ca. 13th century, China Two lidded boxes and a bowl covered in a treacle brown glaze over a beige pottery clay base. Not marked.

Ca. 13th century, or later, China White glazed. Not marked.

Ming dynasty, ca. 16/17th century, China A scrolling lotus pattern. The top with a later metal rim.

17th century, China A Swatow charger depicting blossoming flowers, peach and pomegranate trees. Provenance: The property of an old family from The Hague.

18th century or earlier, China Possibly from the Ming period, this vase was cut short at the top. Not marked.

Wanli period, 17th century, China The centre decorated with two deer in a landscape, the relief border with cartouches filled with birds and insects.

Wanli period, 17th century, China A large plate depicting birds in a landscape and cartouche borders filled with valuables and florals. Not marked.

Wanli period, 17th century, China The centre decorated with a vase and florals. The border with cartouches featuring valuables and florals.

Wanli period, 17th century, China The inside centre decorated with a double gourd vase, the border with flower filled cartouches.

Wanli period, 17th century, China The centre featuring a scholar in a garden. The border with cartouches filled with florals and birds.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China A fine large plate decorated with hunters on horseback, shooting birds and hunting for rabbits. The upper part of the pate showing three figures on a balcony. The back marked with a Kangxi mark (conch shell) and of the period. Provenance: the property of an old family from Wassenaar.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Decorated with fruits and florals. Not marked.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Painted in the famille verte palette, featuring Mu Guyiying wearing long feathers on her head on horseback, a soldier with a flag on foot, and in the foreground the upper half of a tent is seen. The panels in the border filled with running soldiers and florals. On the reverse two flower sprays. These plates are not marked.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China A large wall plate depicting a large flower basket with arch handle and ribbon, filled with various flowers including lotus. The wide border with panels filled with flowers in landscapes. All executed in famille verte enamels plus a tick overglaze blue enamel. Marked on the back with an underglaze blue Kangxi mark and of the period. Provenance: The property of a collector from Monster.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China The centre featuring a large vase with flowers on a low table. The border with cartouches in underglaze blue with figures, landscapes and florals. Not marked.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China The edges scalloped and the centres decorated with two different scenes. One scene showing three figures at a table in a room. The other plate shows three figures in a boat watched by two other figures on the shore. Not marked.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China An exceptional quality bowl decorated with figures in a garden and two deer on the inside of the bowl. Marked with a six character Kangxi mark and of the period.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700 China Decorated with Long Elizas and jumping boys. Marked with a six character Jiajing mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China A fine Chine de commande plate, the earliest known example of a European historical/political event depicted on Chinese porcelain. The scene depicted is that of the so called "Costerman revolt", the plundering of the house of Jacob van Zuylen. A six character Chengua mark on the reverse. For a similar plate see “Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain” by Elinor Gordon, Page 56, Item No 42 and The Collection of The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Ref: C1358 – 1924. This plate is also in the collection of the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam (object number AK-RBK-1953-63) and is described in: Supplement to Chinese ceramics in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: the Ming and Qing dynasties, p. 28, cat.nr. 288.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Decorated with figures on the outside and a three boys on the inside of the bowl. Marked with a six character Kangxi mark and of the period.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700 China Decorated with Long Eliza figures on the outside and on the inside base a scolar. Adorned with vines and grapes along the inside top edge. Marked with a six character Chenghua mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China The central cartouche showing a boy on a palace or temple balcony. The border featuring valuables and floral roundels. Not marked.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700 China Decorated with valuables, vases and precious objects. Remnant of Dutch silver mount fixed to handle (probably had the lid attached with a chain in the past). Marked with a six character Jiajing mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China The sides showing panels with standing figures and florals. The lid features two jumping boys. Marked with a jade mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Featuring two hunters on horseback hunting for rabbits. Not marked. Lid missing.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Decorated with the depiction of a lady and a jumping boy, the borders in slight relief and adorned with cartouches with alternating floral and figural decor. Reverse decorated with stylized lingzhi. Not marked.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Decorated with the depiction of two ladies and a jumping boy, the borders in slight relief and adorned with cartouches with alternating floral and figural decor. Reverse decorated with stylized lingzhi. Not marked.

Kangxi period, 17th/18th century, China A bowl with a silver handle decorated to the centre with depictions of a playful child and a lady, edges adorned with depictions of blossoming trees and figures within roundels. Provenance: The property of an old family from The Hague.

Kangxi period, 17/18th century, China The insides undecorated. The outsides decorated in blue and white with roundels showing landscapes on a pierced band. Not marked.

17th and 18th century, China The lid of Transitional period and decorated with vases and flowers. The two cups decorated with valuables and scattered flowers, of Kangxi period and marked with a six character Chenghua mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Featuring figures in a landscape. Not marked

Kangxi period, early 18th century, China The teapot of a ribbed form, decorated with florals and birds. Not marked. Provenance: The property of an old family from Wassenaar.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Two plates showing a similar scene of a Long Eliza and a boy. The third plate showing a musician and an onlooker. All plates marked with a six character Chenghua mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China Decorated with figures and marked on the base with a four character mark. One cup with a different pattern.

Kangxi period, 18th century, China The inside of the cups and surface of saucers decorated in blue and white, featuring crab, fish and seaweed. The underside of the saucers and outside of the cups with incised florals (seaweed) under a translucent celadon green glaze. Marked with a lingzhi mark.

Kangxi period, ca. 1700, China A pair of plates, featuring a similar scene of two figures. Each marked with a similar six character Chenghua mark. Provenance: The property of an old family from Wassenaar.