A set of five blue enameled porcelain subjects including: - Lot 278

A set of five blue enameled porcelain subjects including: - A miniature molded porcelain shoe, the back decorated with two incense holders. Length: 11 cm. For a similar piece, see Michel Beurdeley and Guy Raindre, La Porcelaine des Qing, page 83, figure 115 (Accidents). - A baboon-shaped dropper holding a double gourd-shaped wineskin embellished with a spout. Later gilt bronze mounting. Height: 8 cm. - An incense holder depicting a fô dog reclining near a vase. The gilt bronze quadripod mount. Length: 8 cm. - Two paintbrush holders decorated with Guanyin in relief, one on a shaped wooden base. Length: 9 cm (firing defects, restoration). China, 18th century, Kangxi period and 19th century.