Chinese vases

Chinese vases are among the world’s most revered decorative arts, prized for their craftsmanship and historical prestige. Produced across centuries of dynastic rule, their palettes and glazes evolved with changing techniques — from the vibrant wucai (‘five-colour’) palette used in the Wanli period (1573–1619), to the refined famille verte palette prominent in the Kangxi period (1662–1722).

Blue and white porcelain produced during these eras has become particularly sought-after, with exceptional Chinese vases continuing to command strong prices at auction. In 2017, Christie’s sold a pair of Qianlong vases for £14.7 million, underscoring the enduring global demand for these treasures.

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 RARE CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

A VERY RARE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND COPPER-RED-DECORATED 'BUDDHIST LIONS' 'GARLIC MOUTH' VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A VERY RARE LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASE WITH RUYI -FORM HANDLES

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A RARE LARGE GREYISH-GREEN JADE VASE

QIANLONG FANGGU FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED SEAL MARK IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A MINIATURE ARCHAISTIC GREY JADE HU -FORM VASE

YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)

A RARE MOLDED QINGBAI FACETED MEIPING AND COVER

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A LANGYAO BOTTLE VASE

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

A CARVED WHITE-GLAZED GU -FORM VASE

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

A PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED 'THREE-STRING' VASE, LAIFU ZUN

KANGXI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1662-1722)

A VERY RARE SMALL INCISED WHITE-GLAZED ' CHILONG ' BOTTLE VASE

YONGZHENG SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITHIN A DOUBLE CIRCLE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

A VERY RARE FAMILLE ROSE AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE-DECORATED ' CHILONG AND FLORAL SCROLL' VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A RARE SMALL TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS' VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN GILT AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A RARE SMALL CLAIR-DE-LUNE -GLAZED 'GARLIC-MOUTH' TRIPOD VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A CARVED AND MOLDED CELADON-GLAZED 'BAT AND PEACH' VASE

QIANLONG IMPRESSED SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A VERY RARE QINGBAI CONG -FORM VASE

EARLY YUAN DYNASTY, LATE 13TH-EARLY 14TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE BEAKER VASES

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

A GUAN -TYPE HU -FORM VASE

YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)

A LARGE CARVED CELADON-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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 MAGNIFICENT LARGE PINK-ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK 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

AN IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE VASE

JIAQING IRON-RED SIX-CHARACTER SEALMARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1820)

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 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)

A FINE AND SUPERB YANGCAI YELLOW-GROUND ‘BOYS’ VASE

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A MAGNIFICENT CELADON-GLAZED CARVED BALUSTER VASE

QIANLONG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

A MAGNIFICENT AND FINE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' HU -SHAPED VASE

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER ARCHAISTIC SEAL MARK 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