A PAIR OF UNDERGLAZE-BLUE-DECORATED BLUE-GLAZED 'FLORAL' BOTTLE VASES QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
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Underglaze

Underglaze is a method of decorating pottery in which painted decoration is applied to the surface before it is covered with a transparent ceramic glaze and fired in a kiln.…
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AN UNUSUAL BLUE AND WHITE 'BUTTERFLY' VASE
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Blue and White Ceramics

"Blue and white ceramics or pottery" covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. The decoration is commonly…
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A Moorcroft Flambe Butterfly vase, circa 2018
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Flambé

Flambé was a Qing innovation which came about through the Yongzheng emperors interest in various aspects of antiquity. In 1727 the Jingdezhen potters were commissioned by the court in Beijing…
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A Meissen baluster vase, circa 1730-35
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Baluster Vases

Baluster vases have a rounded shape which narrows at the base and the top. Below are some examples, information and price guides of vases with a baluster shape which are…
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