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 RARE DATED GILT-DECORATED POWDER-BLUE-GROUND 'LANDSCAPE' BRUSH POT
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
A VERY RARE DOUCAI ' LONGMA ' DISH
YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN SEAL SCRIPT IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
A VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, JIAQING FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
A RARE MOLDED QINGBAI FACETED MEIPING AND COVER
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
A RARE INCISED YELLOW AND GREEN-GLAZED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' JAR
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'QUAIL' BOWL
THE PORCELAIN: HONGZHI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1488-1505), THE ENAMELS LATER ADDED
A FAMILLE ROSE 'BUTTERFLY MEDALLION' BOWL
THE PORCELAIN: YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735); THE ENAMELS POSSIBLY LATER ADDED
A RARE SMALL FAMILLE ROSE RUBY-GROUND CUP
JIAQING SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)
A CARVED QINGBAI 'FLORAL SCROLL' BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-EARLY 12TH CENTURY
A QINGBAI EWER AND COVER
SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE QINGBAI CONG -FORM VASE
EARLY YUAN DYNASTY, LATE 13TH-EARLY 14TH CENTURY
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'FAREWELL AT THE LONG PAVILION' BRUSH POT
SHUNZHI PERIOD, CIRCA 1650
A FAMILLE VERTE 'BOYS' JAR AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FAMILLE VERTE 'ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
TWO FAMILLE VERTE 'LADIES' OVOID JARS AND COVERS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FAMILLE VERTE 'PHOENIX TAIL' 'ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS' VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FAMILLE VERTE FLORAL DISH
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE BEAKER VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
A FAMILLE VERTE FACETED FIGURAL VASE AND COVER
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
TWO BLUE AND WHITE 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' DISHES
KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)
A PAIR OF PALE CELADON-GLAZED ' LIANZI ' BOWLS
QIANLONG SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
A LARGE CARVED CELADON-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
A LARGE DEHUA FIGURE OF STANDING GUANYIN
LATE QING DYNASTY
A RARE LARGE DEHUA FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
LATE QING DYNASTY-REPUBLIC PERIOD, SIGNED XU YUNLIN
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' ROULEAU VASE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'THREE RAMS AND SUN' VASE
REPUBLIC PERIOD
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)