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Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Garden Seats, Circa 1880
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
for sale €10,530     $11,430
£9,000
Patrick Moorhead Antiques

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Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Garden Seats, Circa 1880

19th century
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A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose medallion) porcelain garden seats. Each with pierced decoration to the top and sides. Wonderful bold hand painted classical Chinese motif and foliate designs surrounding scenes of numerous female courtiers promenading around the gardens and under pagoda buildings.

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Height
48cm (18.90")
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Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated these Rose Medallion Garden Seats to the 19th Century.

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SA985112
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Batch 49 56716 UAEYZ
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A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose medallion) porcelain garden seats. Each with pierced decoration to the top and sides.
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Wonderful bold hand painted classical Chinese motif and foliate designs surrounding scenes of numerous female courtiers promenading around the gardens and under pagoda buildings.
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Height
48cm (18.90")
Date of Manufacture

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated these Rose Medallion Garden Seats to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA985112
Dealers Internal Ref
Batch 49 56716 UAEYZ
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2018

Patrick moorhead has been one of the uk's finest trade-only antique furniture and art dealers for over 30 years.

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A pair of barrel-shaped Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain garden seats decorated with figures, flowers, butterflies, pierced cutouts, and raised bosses.
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Archive I A pair of barrel-shaped Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain garden seats decorated with figures, flowers, butterflies, pierced cutouts, and raised bosses.

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Garden Seats, Circa 1880

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Patrick Moorhead Antiques

Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Telephone 077 1010 7505
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76 Church Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1RL
United Kingdom
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Patrick Moorhead Antiques
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A pair of barrel-shaped Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain garden seats decorated with figures, flowers, butterflies, pierced cutouts, and raised bosses.
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Garden Seats, circa 1880
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A pair of barrel-shaped Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain garden seats decorated with figures, flowers, butterflies, pierced cutouts, and raised bosses.
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Rose Medallion garden seats are barrel-shaped ceramic stools created in 19th-century China primarily for export to Western markets. They feature distinct painted panels depicting court scenes and figurative subjects alternating with floral motifs, butterflies, and bird imagery.

These seats were hand-moulded from hard-paste porcelain clay into cylindrical or barrel forms before being fired in kilns. Craftsmen applied polychrome enamels and gilded highlights over the glaze, adding raised beaded studs and pierced cash-coin ventilation openings.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-painted enamels with visible texture and slight variations, along with distinct green and pink enamel palettes. Period examples feature hand-cut pierced openings, raised enamel bosses, and minor irregularities on unglazed base rings.

Garden seats serve as versatile decorative accents, functioning as low side tables, footrests, or plant pedestals. Interior designers frequently position them alongside upholstered armchairs or inside sunrooms to introduce pattern and texture.

Maintain porcelain by wiping surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth and lukewarm water mixed with mild soap. Avoid abrasive scrubbers or harsh chemical cleaning agents, and keep antique ceramics indoors to protect them from frost damage.
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