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Qianlong vase need help

by Hanh
(Newark DE)

Hey Peter
This is Qianlong vase ? I am trying to find the real one .I hope this my happy
Thank you

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by: Hanh

Hey Peter and Viscount
My vase is 7" tall.I bought the vase i am not thinking about million ,i just want the real Qianlong vase
Now i have the vase ,i try to compair the mark .My vase the mark write by hand ,but the blue color lighter more than with Qianlong period mark.That is right and can you tell me how much value from my vase
thank you again
Vase
by: Viscount

Hi Hanh,
How large is your vase? Although, your vase is not from Qianlong period but it looks ok to me. I think it should have some vale but just not millions.
Viscount
vase
by: peter

Did you buy this at an auction? If at an antique dealer's shop, you might ask the dealer to confirm that it is a period item, or ask if he knows (some don't know much about Chinese ceramics). But this might help clarify if you can return an item if it proves to be fake or newer than stated.

If you buy mainly for investment, with an eye to reselling higher at a later time, then it is a different matter than with purely collecting.
If you are buying mainly for learning or collecting Chinese ceramics, it is recommended that you start with plates, cups, bowls, etc. because they are usually lower in price than vases, jars and other big items.
Thankyou
by: Hanh

Hey Peter and Viscount
Thank you for your help.Before bought this vase .I had compair this mark with the mark from the vase sale for 83m.in London so many time .it
's look almost the same.but I still have mistake
,i bought this vase $1635 .It's somuch
Thank you for yuor help again
Qianlong vase
by: Viscount

Dear Hanh,
Your vase looks nice. I agree with Peter that it should be late Qing piece with Qianlong mark. However, it is very hard to say by only seeing the photos.
Viscount
vase
by: peter

Hanh,
I am not saying this is a fake, but without the mark and blue bottom it would be easier to date. in these pictures the coral red/gilt base color and the paintings in the windows look all right for late Qing or early republic.
But the blue bottom and mark do not quite fit in. The mark would be a Qianlong reign mark, but the decoration could not be Qianlong period, in my view. A mark on Chinese porcelain does not mean the items is from that period. The coral red color only got popular in the second half of the 19th century.
With this it is difficult to tell whether it is late Qing dynasty or a later copy. The decoration would be right, but the bottom/mark not, for late Qing.

I wish you would take a look at the sections of the "Marks", and "Fake Antiques" in the left menu, before you buy. The chance that you find a period piece with a genuine mark is small.

If this is old, then the only conclusion can be that it was made in the late Qing or early republic with a fake mark, I'm afraid.

Please ask for a second opinion.

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