Blue-and-white porcelain is especially prized — across the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in particular, different types of cobalt ore and application methods created distinctive shades of blue. This has become a defining style of Chinese ceramics, with Christie’s having sold a rare early Ming blue-and-white flask for £1.1 million in 2007, highlighting the enduring appeal of these remarkable works.
TWO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE FISH BOWLS ON GILTWOOD AND GESSO STANDS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE FIVE PIECE GARNITURE
LATE YONGZHENG PERIOD / EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1723-1795
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN CARP VASES
ALMOST CERTAINLY SUPPLIED BY LAZARE DUVAUX, THE PORCELAIN QIANLONG (1735-1795), THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1750-1755
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND CHINESE CLAIR DE LUNE CELADON PORCELAIN VASES
THE ORMOLU MOUNTS ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-CLAUDE CHAMBELLAN DUPLESSIS, CIRCA 1760, THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1720-1750
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN BAMBOO-FORM BRUSHPOTS
THE PORCELAIN QIANLONG (1735-1795), THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1750
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE WUCAI ‘FISH’ JAR AND COVER
JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
AN IMPORTANT MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE ‘ JINXIANG TING ’ NARRATIVE JAR
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
A MAGNIFICENT VERY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ JAR, GUAN
XUANDE FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY' DOUBLE-GOURD VASES
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE DOUCAI ‘DRAGON’ MOONFLASK
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A SET OF FOUR EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES
THE PORCELAIN JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1821), THE MOUNTS CIRCA 1815
A FINE AND EXTRAORDINARY IMPERIAL RUBY RED-GROUND FALANGCAI ‘DOUBLE LOTUS’ BOWL
KANGXI BLUE-ENAMELLED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD, CIRCA 1722
A FINE MAGNIFICENT CARVED ‘DRAGON’ CELADON-GLAZED MEIPING
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A FINE AND VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAMBOO, ROCK AND PLANTAIN’ VASE, MEIPING
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)
A FINE AND VERY RARE CARVED COPPER-RED-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ MEIPING
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘NINE DRAGONS’ VASE, TIANQIUPING
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A MAGNIFICENT BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND SUPERBLY PAINTED ANHUA- DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ STEM BOWL
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
A FINE MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEPTIONAL BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEONY SCROLL’ MEIPING AND COVER
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
A FINE AND SUPERB YANGCAI YELLOW-GROUND ‘BOYS’ VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A MONUMENTAL AND EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE ' WANSHOU ' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A MAGNIFICENT CELADON-GLAZED CARVED BALUSTER VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A MAGNIFICENT FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER-RED-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ TIANQIUPING
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A VERY RARE FINE AND SUPERBLY PAINTED BLUE AND WHITE MEIPING AND A COVER
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425), THE COVER LATE MING DYNASTY
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT BLUE AND WHITE ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ MOON FLASK
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A FINE MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE YANGCAI 'HUNDRED DEER' BLUE-HANDLED VASE, HU
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A MAGNIFICENT FINE CELADON-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE AND RARE PAIR OF RUBY-RED GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASES
QIANLONG IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A FINE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT FALANGCAI RUBY-GROUND ‘PRUNUS’ CUP
YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND EXQUISITE PAIR OF BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED ‘MELON AND VINE’ DOUBLE GOURD-FORM VASES
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A MAGNIFICENT YANGCAI RETICULATED AND ROTATING ‘DRAGON BOAT’ VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
RARE ET IMPORTANT VASE 'CENT DAIMS' EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE ROSE, HU
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, MARQUE A SIX CARACTERES EN CACHET EN BLEU SOUS COUVERTE ET EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE YELLOW AND GREEN ENAMELLED VASE
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUIT AND FLOWER SPRAY’ VASE
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE SET OF TWELVE BLUE AND WHITE ‘MONTH’ CUPS
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FINE AND VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
AN IMPORTANT AND VERY FINE INSCRIBED FALANGCAI ENAMELLED 'BENEATH PINE TREES' MALLET-SHAPED VASE
YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)
A VERY RARE BLUE-GLAZED SLENDER BALUSTER VASE, GANLANPING
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES
THE PORCELAIN JIAQING PERIOD (1796-1821), THE BASE MOUNTS CIRCA 1810, THE NECK AND HANDLE MOUNTS CIRCA 1820
A FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE FAUX BOIS AND GRISAILLE -DECORATED ‘LANDSCAPE’ BRUSH POT
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE IN A CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A VERY RARE PAIR OF CLAIR-DE-LUNE GLAZED BOTTLE VASES
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARKS WITHIN DOUBLE-CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
AN EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE POMEGRANATE-FORM VASE
XUANDE MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE LARGE DOUCAI VASE
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A FINE MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLOWERS OF THE FOUR SEASONS’ MOONFLASK
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A MAGNIFICENT FINE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEACH’ BOWL
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE BASIN
YONGLE PERIOD (1402-1425)
AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'KUI DRAGON' JAR
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
A FINE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'IMMORTAL' BOWL
XUANDE SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1426-1435)
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE CARVED APPLE-GREEN ENAMELLED 'DRAGON' LANTERN VASE
QIANLONG IMPRESSED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A FINE AND RARE UNDERGLAZE-BLUE-DECORATED, YELLOW-GROUND INCISED PEAR-SHAPED VASE
QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)