Antique Chinese Porcelain

Porcelain has been made in China for more than a thousand years, and for collectors its great periods run from the Song dynasty (960–1279) through the Yuan and Ming to the Qing, which ended in 1912. Each period has its own shapes, glazes and painting, and learning to tell them apart is the heart of the subject, as our guide to antique Chinese porcelain explains.

About this collection

71 pieces53 available

  • Examined and honestly described
  • Fully insured worldwide shipping
  • Extra photographs on request

53 pieces

Sold, kept for reference (18)

These pieces have found new homes. We keep them here as a record, and we are glad to look for something similar for you.

About Antique Chinese Porcelain

Collectors look first at whether the form, body, glaze and painting of a piece agree with one another and with the period it is given to, then at the quality of the work and its condition. Our page on signs of age sets out what to check. A mark is only one part of the picture, and the guide to Chinese porcelain marks explains how to read one.

This collection brings together everything we offer: Song celadons and qingbai, Yuan and Ming blue and white, underglaze red, and Qing blue and white and enamelled wares. You will find vases, jars, chargers and dishes, bowls and kendis, some of them with reign marks. Pieces we have sold stay on the page, marked as sold, for reference.

Prices are given on request. Use the Request price form on any available piece and we reply by email with the price and further photographs if you would like them. We accept bank transfer, card or cryptocurrency and ship by fully insured, tracked express courier. All sales are final.