Chinese Imari porcelain 18th century Qianlong

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$650
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Ceramics & Porcelain
Cedar Grove, NJ USA
Description from user:

Lidded tea cup with Imari pattern. Markings on bottom show from Qing dynasty - Qianlong 1736 - 1795

Acquired from an estate sale of an antique collector.

Answered within 1 day
By Leah I.
Apr 28, 13:21 UTC
Fair Market Value
$500 - $1,000 USD
Suggested Asking Price $750 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for contacting Mearto. This is a Chinese Imari ware lidded cup. It appears to be hand painted over an underglaze. Thank you for matching the inscription; it is indeed Qianlong. However, it is important to note that many times reign marks on Chinese porcelain are apocryphal: they reference or show reverence to an earlier time period.
I have included links below to examples of authentic Chinese Imari and more recent examples to give you an idea of value. My estimate is contingent on authenticity. I urge you to seek further verification. One way in which you can do this is by submitting images to an auction house such as Sotheby’s, in the portion of their site for prospective sellers.

authentic:

3 plates, $3250
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/the-gilded-age-revisited-property-from-a-distinguished-american-collection/a3322177-7cf6-4f00-b744-17fe38d45a87

3 plates, $1875
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-an-imari-dish-qianlong-4284636/?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4284636

2 plates, $2260
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-pair-of-chinese-imari-dishes-qianlong-5603608/?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5603608

2 lidded bowls, Brit Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_Franks-377

More recent Chinese Imari (several examples with asking prices):
https://vatican.com/Glasses-Cups-Imari/

This is a conditional appraisal, which means that we have not verified the authenticity of this item. Click here to learn more about the authentication resources that Mearto offers.

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