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

北宋 磁州窯白地剔花玉壺春瓶

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

清乾隆 青花釉裏紅獅戲繡球紋蒜頭瓶 六字篆書款

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

清乾隆 青花如意耳纏枝蓮紋瓶 六字篆書款

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

清乾隆 灰青玉壺 「乾隆仿古」刻款

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

元/明 灰玉仿古壺式袖珍小瓶

YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)

南宋 青白釉模印花卉紋帶蓋梅瓶

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

清康熙 郎窯紅釉長頸瓶

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

清康熙 白釉刻仿古龍紋觚式瓶 六字楷書款

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

清康熙 豇豆紅釉萊菔尊 六字楷書款

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

清雍正 白釉暗花螭龍紋小長頸瓶 雙圈六字楷書款

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

清乾隆 青花粉彩螭龍蕃蓮紋雙耳瓶 六字篆書款

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

清乾隆 松石綠地粉彩蕃蓮紋小雙耳瓶 描金六字篆書款

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

清乾隆 天藍釉小蒜頭三足瓶 六字篆書款

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

清乾隆 青釉刻花模印福壽紋瓜棱瓶 六字篆書印款

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

元初 十三世紀末/十四世紀初 青白釉琮式瓶

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

清康熙 五彩花卉紋花觚一對

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

清康熙 冬青釉刻螭龍紋長頸瓶

KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

清雍正/乾隆 仿官釉雙耳尊

YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1723-1795)

清乾隆 青釉刻纏枝花卉紋長頸瓶

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

元 青花「錦香亭」圖罐

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

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)

清乾隆 鬥彩蒼龍教子圖夔龍耳抱月瓶 六字篆書款

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)

清乾隆 粉青釉雕海水龍紋梅瓶 六字篆書款

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

明永樂 青花竹石芭蕉圖梅瓶

YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)

清雍正 釉裏紅波濤錐拱蒼龍教子圖梅瓶 雙圈六字楷書款

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

清雍正 青花九龍鬧海圖天球瓶 六字楷書橫款

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

清乾隆 青花春耕圖雙福如意大抱月瓶 六字篆書款

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

清乾隆 瓷胎洋彩黃地錦上添花蓮紋長春百子圖雙龍耳瓶 礬紅六字篆書款

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)

清乾隆 青花蒼龍教子穿蓮紋螭龍耳尊 六字篆書款

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER ARCHAISTIC SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

清雍正 青花釉裏紅雲海騰龍紋天球瓶 六字楷書款

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

明永樂 青花瑞果紋梅瓶

YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425), THE COVER LATE MING DYNASTY