Chinese blue and white ceramics - price guide and values

Blue and White Twin Handled Buddhist Censer

Chinese blue and white twin handled censer, of squat form with a waisted neck and wide rim, with large elongated twin handles, the whole decorated with Buddhist motifs, stylised lotus and foliage, raised on three short feet, mark to rim, height 29 cm

Kangxi Blue and White Brush Pot

A Chinese blue and white brush pot, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Very well painted within two shaped panels, one with a mountains landscape, and the opposing panel with deer and crane, beside a gnarled pine, all in vibrant cobalt blue, 16 cm high, 18.5 cm…

A pair of blue and white 'lotus' candle stands, Jiaying Tang hall mark, late Qing dynasty, 12.5 cm high (2).

Blue and White Porcelain Moon Flask with Peach and Lotus

Chinese blue and white porcelain moon flask, each side raised with central panel of peach branches, surrounded by lotus scroll, on a rectangular foot, with seal mark, drilled for lamp to base, height 24 cm

Wanli Dragon and Lotus Box and Cover

A blue and white 'dragon and lotus' box and cover mark of Wanli of rectangular form with shallow rounded sides, the slightly raised top painted with two dragons confronted on a flaming pearl among ruyi -shaped clouds above crested waves and rocks, the…

Dragon-handled Blue and White Moon Flask

Chinese blue and white porcelain moon flask, of compressed spherical form, with twin mythical beast handles, decorated continuously to both sides with rampant dragon amongst stylised clouds and above turbulent waves, seal mark to base, labels to base,…

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Lotus Ewer

A rare Chinese blue and white cylindrical ewer and cover, decorated with a continuous lotus scroll around body, Ming Dynasty, first half of 16th century, 32 cm (with cover) high;, 17 cm diameter of base. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, 1970's.…

Lovely 18th century Kutahya blue and white, circular pilgrim's flask, Turkey, with upper spout flanked by two lugs to each side, decorated with scrolling floral design in cobalt, a/f, height 24 cm

Yongzheng Blue and White Landscape Bottle-Vase

A Chinese blue and white bottle-vase, Yongzheng four character mark and of the period, 1723-1735, delicately painted with a landscape. 24 cm high. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, exhibition 12/4/1986, cat No. 63

Chinese Blue & White Lotus Censer

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain twin handled censer, of baluster form, decorated with a border of lotus scroll and precious items, raised on three feet, height 34 cm, diameter 33.5 cm

Blue and Copper-Red Weiqi Box with Magpies and Chrysanthemum

A rare blue and white and copper-red 'weiqi' box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 18/19th century, very well painted with two magpies amongst chrysanthemum, bamboo and rocks, recessed base, an iron oxide burn to the rim, the copper-red extremely well controlled,…

Wanli Blue and White Dragon Phoenix Box

A blue and white box and cover, Wanli six-character underglazed blue mark the cover decorated with a dragon and phoenix, 10 x 7.5 x 4.8 cm. Provenance: a private collection, Melbourne, Australia, acquired from Oi Ling fine Chinese Antiques, Hong Kong,…

Qing Dynasty Guardian Lions Plaque

A large Chinese blue and white circular plaque, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated with seven guardian lions chasing brocade balls, surrounded by flames. Diameter 47 cm, depth 1 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes…

Wanli Dragon Box with Lotus and Phoenix Design

A Chinese blue and white dragon box, Wanli mark and of the period (1572-1620), the rectangular box decorated to the sides with a repeating scrolling lotus design, and to the lid with an ascending five-clawed dragon and descending phoenix. Six-character…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Hu

Chinese blue and white porcelain Hu, Qing Dynasty, profusely painted in cobalt blue with leafy floral scrolling and auspicious symbols below narrow bands of cloud form and dragons, with bamboo lug handles, Qianlong six character seal marks to base,…

Rare Blue and White Elephant Kendi, Ming Dynasty

A rare elephant form blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, 19 cm high. Exhibited: 'Oriental trade ceramics in South East Asia, 10th-16th C.', National Gallery Victoria; art gallery of South Australia and art gallery of NSW, 1980, Cat.no.…

Jiajing Blue and White Box with Dragon and Phoenix

A blue and white box and cover mark of Jiajing of compressed globular form, the domed cover decorated with a central dragon and phoenix medallion within a frieze of flowering plants and rockwork repeated around the shallow rounded sides, the rims with…

Shunzhi Blue and White Brush Pot with Qiling Decoration

A Chinese blue and white cylindrical brush pot, Shunzhi period (1644-1661), decorated with 'Qiling', banana tree and grasses, iron brown rim and flat base, 15.2 cm high' 10.4 cm diameter

Chinese Blue and White Ming Dynasty Censer

A large Chinese blue and white censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing or Wanli period in cylindrical form on three lion mask feet, decorated with figures in a garden landscape. 17.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 22 November…

Kangxi Blue and White Bottle-Vase with Chenghua Mark

A Chinese blue and white bottle-vase, Kangxi, 1662 - 1722, well painted with two ladies and a child in an outdoor setting, Chengua mark. 24 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Kangxi Blue and White Bombe Censer, Philips 1981 Provenance

A Chinese blue and white bombe censer, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 14 cm high, 24 cm wide. Provenance: Philips, London, 1981

A hexagonal blue and white and iron-red 'Lotus' covered box, Daoguang six-character mark, 20th century, with a fitted rosewood box with celadon jade inset, 8.2 cm wide

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Jardiniere

A large Chinese octagonal blue and white jardiniere, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated to the exterior with scrolling lotus beneath a ruyi border. Diameter 47 cm, height 44 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes,…

Kangxi blue and white vase with Chenghua mark

A Chinese blue and white bottle-vase, Kangxi, 1662 - 1722, well painted with two ladies and a child in an outdoor setting, Chengua mark. 26 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

Kangxi Blue and White Censer with Bronze Rim

A large Chinese blue and white censer, Kangxi period (1662-1722), the censer of bombe form decorated in underglaze blue and with a cafe au lait rim, the rim further bound in bronze, decorated to the central register with a continuous scene depicting the…

Chinese Blue and White Gilt-Bronze Jardiniere

A large and finely painted Chinese blue and white and pale blue glazed gilt-bronze mounted jardeniere, Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century 34 cm high, 48 cm wide over the handles

Blue and White Guanyin Figure, Republic Period

Rare Chinese blue and white figure of Guanyin, Wei Hong Tai mark, Republic period

Blue and White Copper Red Grapevine Cups

A pair of blue and white and copper red cups, Guangxu six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1875-1908) each up finely decorarted with grapevines and leaves in underglazed blue and grapes in underglazed red, 10.6 cm diameter

Kangxi Blue and White Conical Cups with 'Three Friends'

A fine pair of conical blue and white cups, Kangxi, 1662-1722, each one decorated with the 'three friends' (pine, prunus and bamboo), Chenghua marks to base, 3.9 cm x 10 cm. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 26/5/1995

Rare Chinese Blue and White Saucer-Dish with Mythical Animals

A rare Chinese blue and white saucer-dish, Jiajing mark, late Ming-early Qing Dynasty, 16th-17th century, well decorated with three mythical animals within a floral scroll, Jiajing six-character mark, 11.3 cm diameter. Provenance: Sotheby's Melbourne 24…

Blue and White Kendi with Phoenix and Peony Scrolls

A blue and white kendi, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period the globular body surmounted by a slender slightly waisted neck with broad everted brownedged rim, and set with a bulbous spout on one side, boldly painted with two phoenix in flight amongst flowering…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Lamp Bases, Qing Dynasty

Two Chinese porcelain blue & white lamp bases, one with double ring mark, possibly Qing, one painted with mountainous landscape, the other with crane and deer, 46 cm high

Blue and White Landscape Brush Pot

Chinese blue and white porcelain brush pot, of cylindrical form leading to a slightly spreading rim, decorated with landscape scene with figure on a mythical beast with onlooker, set amongst pine trees and rocky outcrops, with incised border to rim and…

Kangxi blue and white jardiniere with Daoist motifs

A Chinese blue and white ovoid jardiniere, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Decorated within two panels with Daoist motifs of deer and cranes under a large pine tree, precious objects around the collar and separating the pair of panels, four original holes to…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Moon Flask with Agricultural Scene

Magnificent Chinese blue & white porcelain moon flask, of compressed spherical form, the flared cylindrical neck flanked by twin stylised upside down fish handles, the body finely decorated to either side with large central roundel depicting an…

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue and White Kendi

A fine and rare Chinese blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period (1572-1620), very finely decorated to the sides with six panels containing varied scenes of figures and pavillions within landscapes, with a flower shaped mouthrim, the…

Blue and White Wine Cups with Deer and Pine

A fine pair of conical blue and white wine cups, Kangxi Period, 18th century, each one well painted with a deer grazing under a gnarled pine, 9.6 cm diameter, fitted box. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis Exhibition, July/August 1988, cat no 13

Rare Pair of Ormolu Mounted Fo Dogs

A rare pair of ormolu mounted Fo dogs, circa 1900, the mirrored pair of blue and white underglazed fo dogs modelled in a seated position, raised on an integral rectangular base within an elaborate floral encrusted ormolu brocage, 43.5 cm high

Blue and White Sage Censer

A blue and white censer, 17th/18th century, with rounded sides supported on a high foot and waisted below the flared mouth, painted on the exterior with sages and attendants in a continuous garden of bamboo, pine and rockwork, one seated playing a qin…

Xuantong Marked Blue & White Lotus Wine Cup (1909)

A Chinese blue and white wine cup, Xuantong mark and period, dated to 1909, painted with Indian lotus, eight character mark, 'Made for the Hall of Eternal Spring, first year of Xuantong'. 7.9 cm diameter. Provenance: R & V Tregaskis, 9/8/1993

Nanking Blue & White Porcelain Covered Bough Pots

A pair of Chinese Nanking blue and white porcelain covered bough pots each of waisted octagonal shape with rope twist handles and finely painted floral, leaf and seed decoration. The covers with five holes and dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst the…

17th Century Blue and White Porcelain Wine Pot

A Late-17th century blue and white porcelain wine pot, fine blue and white hand painting, depicting a Chinese figure and a garden scene, fine quality and good condition, late Ming Dynasty (1522-1619), height 20 cm, width 18 cm

Yongzheng Blue and White Ink Stone with Provenance

A blue and white ink stone Yongzheng six-character mark, Qing dynasty 12.9 cm diam. Provenance: Hsiao Chung Lung (1947-2008), Melbourne. Bonhams, 7 Dec 2022, Sydney, lot 100.

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Tile with Brocade Balls

A Chinese blue and white tile, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated with brocade balls and precious objects, the reverse with remnant strips from the firing. Width 27 cm, height 31.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere…

Blue and White Kwan Yin Porcelain Figure

Chinese blue and white porcelain figure of Kwan Yin, depicted standing wearing headdress and robes with one hand in pose, the other clasping a vessel, on stylised rocky ground, six character mark to back, height 48 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection

Blue and White Buddha with Five Boys, Wei Hong Tai Mark

Rare Chinese blue and white Buddha Budai with five boys, Wei Hong Tai mark, Republic period

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Brush Pot with Figures

Chinese blue and white porcelain brush pot, of cylindrical form, decorated continuously with figures amongst rocky outcrops, six character mark to base, height 20 cm

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Chicken Head Ewer

A blue and white 'chicken head' ewer Ming dynasty, 16th century the globular body surmounted by a short waisted neck and flared mouth, set on one side with a spout shaped as a chicken head opposite the handle modelled in the form of a chicken tail, the…

Annamese Blue and White Altar Vessel with Dragon Relief

An Annamese blue and white altar vessel, 16th/17th century of stoutly potted baluster form encircled around the widest part with an unglazed dragon in high relief, and painted with a flaming pearl, clouds and flames above a band of upright lappets rising…

Chinese Kangxi Blue and White Month Cups

Two Chinese blue and white 'Month' cups (Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi mark), each finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the exterior delicately enamelled with red florets, the reverse inscribed in underglaze blue with…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Brick

A Chinese blue and white porcelain brick, Qing dynasty, 18th century, one side finely painted with a scholar and attendants in a landscape scene, the other side with flowers and rocks, mounted with a wooden frame, 26.2 x 17 cm

Kangxi blue and white precious objects pottiche

A Chinese blue and white pottiche and cover, Kangxi, 1622-1722, well painted with precious objects. 11.4 cm high, 10 cm diameter. Provenance: Dries Blitz, Amsterdam. R & V Tregaskis, cat no 50, 8/11/1985

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Teapot

Chinese blue and white porcelain teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), c. 1750, with high arched handle and sprout decorated with clouds, the body with foliate and sprays of flowers, height 23 cm. Provenance: The Michael Hatcher collection, Christie's the…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Vessels on Stands

A pair of Chinese blue and white ceramic vessels on stands, 18th century, 23.5 cm high

Green-enamelled Spittoon with Qianlong Mark and Tomobako

A green-enamelled blue and white spittoon Qianlong six-character seal mark with tomobako, 8.2 cm high

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Boxes

Two Chinese Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain boxes and covers, one decorated with trailing lingzhi, the other of ducks, flowers and characters, a/f, height 9/5 cm, 7 cm (2). Provenance: Private Collection Northern NSW

Blue and White Kangxi Wine Ewer with Garden Scene

A Chinese blue and white wine ewer Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period decorated with ladies in a garden above a moulded lappet border decorated with flowers. 14 cm high, 14 cm wide. Provenance: purchased from Roger Keverne Ltd, London. 20 June 2007…

Blue and white Meiping trio with floral and phoenix designs

Three blue and white Meiping comprising two Ming-style meiping painted with phoenix and lotus and another with overall flower scrolls two with four-character marks to the base 23.5 cm and 24.5 cm high

Blue and White Winepot with Insects and Flowers

A blue and white winepot and cover Ming dynasty, Chongzheng period c. 1640, of hexagonal form, the ovoid body set with an upright rectangular handle, painted on the exterior with insects among detached sprays of seasonal flowers below a blue-ground lappet…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Candle Stands (Pair)

Large pair of Chinese blue & white porcelain candle stands, of octagonal form, decorated with flowers and foliage, height 28 cm (2)

Jiajing Blue and White Tripod Censer with Daoist Motifs

A Chinese blue and white tripod censer, Jiajing period (1522-1566), Decorated with Daoist motifs and immortals, supported on three mask feet, the base unglazed, 25.3 cm diameter, 12.5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works…

Kangxi Blue and White Tea Set: Teapot, Cups, and Saucers

A suite of blue and white tea pot, cups and saucers Kangxi the teapot 13.2 cm high, the cups approx. 4 cm high, the saucers 10.7 cm diam. (14).

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Duck Water Dropper

A Chinese blue and white twin duck form water dropper Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century the dropper in the form of a conjugal pair of mandarin ducks. 9 cm high, 10.2 cm wide. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 17 November 2009 Jane Carnegie…

Chinese Blue and White Horseback Riding Plaque

A Chinese blue and white plaque, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), or Republic period (1912-1949), decorated with a lady riding a horse in a garden surrounded by attendants, together with wooden wall mount. Height 42 cm, width 26 cm. Provenance: The Estate of…

Kangxi Dragon Saucers with Floral Bands

Pair Chinese blue and white Kangxi saucers. The centre of each with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl. Flat lip with a band of prunus flowers, the exterior with continuous band of flowers and leaves. Bears Kangxi six character mark inside a double circle.…

Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Brush Pot

Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain brush pot, of cylindrical form, decorated with a continuous landscape of bridge and river, height 15 cm and diameter 21 cm

16th Century Chinese Blue and White Duck Water Pot

A Chinese blue and white covered water pot, in the form of two mandarin ducks, 16th century, 9 cm high and 12 cm long. Provenance: Rustam, Ujung Pandang, late 1960's

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Kendi with Exotic Flowers

A Chinese blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, decorated in panels with exotic flowers, 18 cm high

Kangxi Blue and White Censer with Lakeside Scene

A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, Kangxi period the rounded sides waisted below the flared rim, painted with a figure in a sampan and another fishing from the shore in a continuous lakeside scene below a border of cloud scrolls 23.7 cm diameter

18th Century Chinese Blue & White Court Teapot

Chinese 18th century blue and white teapot decorated with figures in court activities. Character marks to base. (lid non extant). Height 9 cm

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Kendi

A rare Chinese blue and white kendi, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, moulded in three floral decorated horizontal bands, with ribbed body and spout, 18 cm high

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Candle Stand, Qianlong Mark (20th C)

A Chinese blue and white porcelain altar candle stand, Qianlong mark but 20th century, 40 cm high

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Floral Ladle

A rare Chinese blue and white ladle, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, decorated with floral motifs. 14.9 cm long. Provenance: J L Karas collection, No. 68, 3/4/1986, A paper label attached reads, 'Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857, Mrs Palliser Proprietor',…

Wanli Blue and White Ceramic Censor with Box and Invoice

A Wanli period blue and white ceramic censor with box and invoice height 15 cm

Oriental Dragon Jardiniere on Scrolling Stand

A large Oriental blue and white jardiniere on stand, the underglaze blue sinuous dragons highlighted with red florals within panelled borders, the dark hardwood stand with five sinuous scrolling legs. Diameter 48 cm height on stand 65.3 cm

Chinese Blue and White Dragon Candle Holders

Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain two-tiered candle holders, Qianlong period, each of square pagoda-form with trellis border and elaborate Imperial five-clawed, fire-breathing dragons chasing a ribboned pearl amongst clouds (2), height 29.5 cm…

Blue and White Foo Dogs on Elaborate Plinths

A very large and decorative pair of early 20th century Foo dogs, blue and white painted decoration on elaborate plinths. Minor faults, height 64 cm

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Censer

A small blue and white censer, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 8.5 cm diameter

Blue and White Dragon Temple Censer, Guangxu Period

A blue and white temple censer, 20th century of cylindrical form, painted with a pair of dragons among clouds confronted on an inscribed panel reading 'Tai Ping Temple' and dated to the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), a nine character inscription in a panel…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Table Lamps with Gilded Bases

Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain table lamps, each with a gilded base and cream pleated silk shades (2), height 47 cm, (81 cm, overall). Provenance: The Estate of Andrew Pratten, Sydney

Kangxi Blue and White Shipwreck Kendi

A fine large Kangxi shipwreck blue and white kendi. Qing dynasty, circa 1690, unknown shipwreck, in the manner of Vung Tau cargo wares, the kendi of compressed globular form with vertical fluting and an applied mammary spout, the neck with a lipped rim,…

Chinese Blue and White Dragon Cup, Qing Dynasty, Jiajing Mark

A Chinese blue and white dragon cup, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or later, decorated with dragons, lotus and precious symbols, the base with a six-character mark for Jiajing. 5 cm high, 7.25 cm diameter

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Censer

A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, of bombe form, the sides painted with a continuous lakeside scene below a frieze of pencilled cloud scrolls around the wide flared mouth, 19 cm diameter

Chinese Fishing Scene Plaque on Wooden Stand

A Chinese hardwood framed circular blue and white plaque, on elaborate knot formed wooden stand. The plaque depicting a fishing scene with script. Height 84 cm

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Pot with Figures

A blue and white glazed pot, Qing Dynasty, Guangzu period, 1875-1908, the oviform pot with an inverted rim underglaze decorated throughout with figures engaged in pursuits punctuated by rockwork and vegetation, six character mark underside, height 11.5 cm…

Qing Dynasty Courtly Narrative Tile Selection

A framed selection of famille rose and blue and white tiles, Qing Dynasty, two large tiles depicting courtly narratives accompanied by script, a central, square tile featuring a male figure riding a crab over waves between two blue, and white floral tiles…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Landscape Pot

An underglaze blue and white pot, possibly late Qing dynasty decorated with a continuous frieze of figures and scholars in a landscape within cloud scroll and diaper borders 21 cm diameter

Kangxi Period Blue and White Guan Vase

A Chinese blue and white Guan, probably Kangxi Period, 1662-1722 decorated with women and children at play old hardwood base. 21.8 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter at mouth

Ming Dynasty Blue and White Stemcup

A blue and white stemcup Ming dynasty, 16th century the steeply rounded sides pencilled with a dragon, deer, hare and other animals reserved on a ground of swirling waves, the high splayed foot with leafy sprays, the base with a four character mark in…