#9910 • Vietnamese Royal Family Imperial Porcelain Plate

Part of Vietnamese Royal Family/Grandee Estate Part 1 (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $200,000-$250,000 Vietnamese Imperial Porcelain Silver Rimmed Plate W/Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period Marking (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - The plate has a vibrant, cobalt blue underglaze depicting a pagoda boat scene with a calligraphy shi (poem) near the top left of the piece, and is finished with a silver rim. Selected vessels were finished with rims of silver as early as the Han dynasty to set them apart from the ordinary, and to make them suitable for high class clients. This also protects them from damage. This is an absolutely stunning investment piece that truly belongs in a museum. The base of the bowl bears the four character Ming Dynasty Chenghua Period marking in blue underglaze. Measurements: 6.75" x 1.5" x 5" base. This piece came from the estate of a Vietnamese royal family, that now lives in the United States. Since we have started selling Vietnamese antiques, their value has been skyrocketing every year. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. Due to the rapid modernization now taking place in Vietnam, it is now a major tourist destination. It is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques.