The five most expensive Chinese ceramics sold at auction last year fetched $72.7 million (£57 million) between them, with the largest price being $25 million for an 18th-century bowl. Items from ...

The “chicken cup” fetched HK$281 million ($36 million) to set a new record for a piece of Chinese porcelain sold at auction at Sotheby’s spring sale in Hong Kong on April 8, 2014.

There are several more examples here, but these are some of the topmost expensive vase and pottery types. The Ming Dynasty ...

In fact, the item is deemed so unobtainable that it just sold for a staggering £28 million in Hong Kong making it the most expensive Chinese ceramic in history. The dish’s rarity is due to the ...

in a suburban London home has become one of the most expensive artworks ever sold, evidence that China’s sizzling art market shows no signs of cooling down. The 18th-century porcelain vase ...

It is this limited run that in large part accounts for the porcelain’s scarcity. “Ru ware is the most celebrated ware in the history of Chinese ceramics,” he says, adding that the price the ...

in a suburban London home has become one of the most expensive artworks ever sold, evidence that China’s sizzling art market shows no signs of cooling down. The 18th-century porcelain vase ...

What the art world now knows is that the 16-inch tall vase is the most expensive piece of Chinese porcelain ever to come on to the market – creating a whirlwind of excitement after it was sold ...