These imperial or reign marks thus came to attach the finest porcelain to that and subsequent eras. ... invest $100 or so and buy "The Handbook of Marks of Chinese Ceramics" by Gerald Davison.

Appraisal: Chinese Porcelain Rouleau Vase Fragment, ca. 1710. ... APPRAISER: Had we the entirety of this, if this had a reign mark on the bottom, it would have been over $100,000. GUEST: ...

"The auction houses and buyers often can't tell the difference," he added, running his finger over the smooth glaze and telltale blue Yongzheng reign mark on the base of the bowl -- the finest ...

Believed lost for decades, an exceptionally rare Chinese Ming Dynasty cloisonné box was a surprise hit at auction, selling at Dreweatts in Berkshire, U.K., for £288,000 ($358,000). It was ...