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How do I identify valuable Chinese pottery?

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How do I identify valuable Chinese pottery?
To identify valuable Chinese pottery, you can either seek a professional valuation from a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer, or you can educate yourself on different types of Chinese pottery. There is a lot of variability in the potential value of Chinese pottery based on its age, style, type, maker and condition. Looking at the historic selling prices of pieces similar to yours on trusted online platforms can give you a rough idea of how much it might be worth. Explore a large collection of Chinese pottery on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
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Vintage Oval Blue & White Jardiniere, Chinese, Ceramic, Decorative, Planter Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage oval blue and white planter. A Chinese, ceramic decorative planter pot, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Of fascinating wavy form with generous proport...
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Vintage 1970s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Rose Medallion Hand Painted, Qing, circa 1875
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export, porcelain, Rose Medallion dish or plate which we date to the 19th century, Qing dynasty, circa 1875. I...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Kangxi Period Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue & White Chenghua Mark, Circa 1680
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish or Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period ( 1662-1722), dating to Circa 1680 or slightly earlier This is a well potted dish with 16 lobes or ribs, a wavy barbed rim, a very well cut foot rim and a very white glaze. The plate is very finely hand painted in a free flowing style, characteristic of the period, in varying shades of a clear cobalt blue, from the very dark to the very light blue. The central well is hand decorated with an iconic outdoor...
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain large Plate or Dish Celadon Famille Rose hand painted, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese Export, (Canton) large porcelain plate or dish, all hand painted with a light green celadon glaze, which we date to the early 19th century, circa 1820, of the Qing dynasty. A feature of this plate is its size, having a large dinner plate diameter of nearly 10 inches, as the majority of plates of this type have a much smaller diameter . The plate has a light green, Celadon ground glaze with beautifully hand painted decoration, in over-glaze poly-chrome enamels of the Famille-Rose palette, featuring a bird, butterflies, fruits and flowers. The rim is hand painted in a café-au-lait light brown finish. There is an under-glaze, cobalt blue square seal mark, hand painted to the base. Overall a very good large example of a beautiful Chinese hand painted plate...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Famille Rose Hand Painted Figures, Circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese Export porcelain Plate which has been beautifully hand enamelled, over-glaze, in the Famille Rose palette with excellent detail, dating to Circa 1940. The mai...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Qianlong Hand Painted Porcelain Plate, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional antique Chinese Qianlong porcelain plate decorated in underglaze blue and overpainted in red and green glazes with light gilding with...
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Porcelain

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Porcelain

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