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Echoes from the Ming and Early Qing

Echoes from the Ming and Early Qing presents the Baert-Devos Collection, assembled over more than three decades with a discerning eye for quality, rarity and provenance. The sale offers an exceptional selection of Chinese blue and white porcelain from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Date · 3 September, 22:00 - 4 September, 22:00

Viewing · 20 - 25 Augustus 2026, daily from 10 AM to 6 PM, Genthof 9

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Genthof 9, 8000 Bruges

20 - 25 Augustus 2026, daily from 10 AM to 6 PM

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Introduction to the catalogue

by Becky MacGuire

Lot 1

A rare inscribed Chinese blue and white 'Yinglong' offering bowl

Wanli mark and of the period, dated 1578

Estimate € 12.000 – € 18.000

Lot 2

A rare inscribed Chinese blue and white 'Yinglong' offering bowl

Wanli mark and of the period, dated 1605

Estimate € 15.000 – € 25.000

Lot 3

A Chinese blue and white 'Fu Shou Kang Ning 福壽康寧' bowl

Wanli, dated 1617

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 4

A Chinese blue and white lotus leaf-shape straw cup with aquatic animals

Wanli

Estimate € 3.000 – € 6.000

Lot 5

A Chinese blue and white peach-shaped cadogan-type wine-pot

Transitional period

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 6

A Chinese blue and white 'Elephant' kendi

Wanli

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 7

A Chinese blue and white 'Toad' ewer

Wanli

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 8

A rare Chinese blue and white 'Crayfish' ewer with silver cover

Wanli/Tianqi

Estimate € 20.000 – € 40.000

Lot 9

A Chinese blue and white duck-form incense burner

Tianqi/Chongzhen

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 10

A rare Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke 'three-legged toad' incense burner and cover

Ming, ca. 1620-1630

Estimate € 20.000 – € 40.000

Lot 11

A Chinese blue and white 'Luduan' incense burner

Wanli/Tianqi

Estimate € 10.000 – € 20.000

Lot 12

A Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke speckled buddhist lion- form incense burner

Wanli/Tianqi, ca. 1620

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 13

An extremely rare Chinese blue and white ko-sometsuke cat-form incense burner and stand

Wanli/Tianqi, ca. 1620

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 14

A Chinese blue and white figure of a Daoist deity

Wanli

Estimate € 5.000 – € 10.000

Lot 15

A Chinese blue and white seated figure of Wenchang

Wanli

Estimate € 5.000 – € 10.000

Lot 16

A Chinese blue and white figure of the Daoist deity

Wanli

Estimate € 10.000 – € 20.000

Lot 17

A Chinese blue and white group of Guanyin and attendents

Wanli

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 18

A Chinese blue and white milefo Buddha

Wanli

Estimate € 20.000 – € 40.000

Lot 19

A fine Chinese blue and white figure of the immortal Zhongli Quan

Jiajing

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 20

A Chinese blue and white figure of the immortal He Xiangu

Jiajing

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 21

A Chinese blue and white figure of Li Tieguai

late Ming

Estimate € 4.000 – € 8.000

Lot 22

A very rare Chinese blue and white pagoda-shaped incense burner

Wanli

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 23

A Chinese blue and white openwork 'linglong' incense stick holder

Wanli

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 24

A Chinese blue and white globular water pot

Chang Ming Fu Gui 長命富貴 mark, Jiajing/Wanli

Estimate € 10.000 – € 20.000

Lot 25

A rare Chinese blue and white weiqi jar

Jiajing mark and of the period, dated 1561

Estimate € 20.000 – € 40.000

Lot 26

A Chinese blue and white circular brush and ink stand with scholars

Wan Fu You Tong 萬福攸同 mark, Jiajing/Longqing

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 27

A Chinese blue and white 'Cranes' jardinière

Jiajing mark and of the period

Estimate € 20.000 – € 40.000

Lot 28

A Chinese blue and white 'Dragons among Lotus Scroll' hexagonal vase

Zhengde mark, Wanli

Estimate € 12.000 – € 18.000

Lot 29

A Chinese blue and white hexagonal censer

Wanli mark and of the period

Estimate € 20.000 – € 40.000

Lot 30

A Chinese inscribed blue and white two handled incense burner with immortals

Wanli mark and of the period, dated 1617

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 31

A Chinese blue and white quatrefoil 'Dragon' box and cover

Wanli mark and of the period

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 32

A Chinese blue and white openwork rectangular box and cover

Wanli mark and of the period

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 33

A Chinese blue and white 'Zun' vase with dragon and phoenix design

Wanli mark and of the period

Estimate € 80.000 – € 120.000

Lot 34

A Chinese blue and white 'lotus scroll' jar

Wanli mark and of the period, dated 1587

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 35

A Chinese blue and white vase with birds among flowers

Wanli

Estimate € 2.500 – € 5.000

Lot 36

A Chinese blue and white baluster vase with narrative design

hare mark, Wanli

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 37

A Chinese blue and white 'mountainous riverscape' bowl and cover

Wanli

Estimate € 3.000 – € 6.000

Lot 38

A Chinese blue and white 'Crow' cup or bowl and cover, Hatcher Cargo

hare mark, Wanli

Estimate € 1.500 – € 2.500

Lot 39

A Chinese blue and white 'Flying Horses' bowl and cover

Wanli

Estimate € 2.000 – € 4.000

Lot 40

A rare Chinese blue and white wall vase kendi with dog-head-form spout, Hatcher Cargo

Chongzhen/Shunzhi

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 41

A Chinese blue and white reticulated 'linglong' cup, Hatcher Cargo

Transitional period

Estimate € 2.000 – € 4.000

Lot 42

A pair of Chinese blue and white reticulated 'linglong' bowls with landscape panels

Transitional period

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 43

A Chinese blue and white reticulated 'linglong' bowl and cover

Transitional period

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 44

A pair of Chinese blue and white double walled 'linglong' hookah bases

Kangxi

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 45

A pair of Chinese blue and white 'Scholars in a River Landscape' bottle vases

Kangxi

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 46

A pair of Chinese blue and white lotus-shaped teapots with mounts

Kangxi

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 47

A pair of Chinese blue and white 'blossoming flower branches' square flasks and covers

Artemisia leaf, Kangxi

Estimate € 10.000 – € 20.000

Lot 48

A Chinese blue and white 'Elegant Ladies in a Garden' square flask and cover

Yu 玉 mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 3.000 – € 6.000

Lot 49

A pair of Chinese underglaze-blue, copper-red and celadon-glazed 'Dragon' vases and covers

Artemisia leaf mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 15.000 – € 25.000

Lot 50

A pair of Chinese blue and white 'Mythical Beast' jars with wooden covers and stands

Kangxi

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 51

A rare and fine Chinese blue and white 'Xie An at the Battle of the Fei River' brushpot (Bitong)

Qing Wan 清玩 mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 60.000 – € 120.000

Lot 52

A large Chinese blue and white tripod censer with figures in a landscape

Kangxi

Estimate € 25.000 – € 50.000

Lot 53

A Chinese blue and white 'Landscape' brushpot (Bitong)

Kangxi

Estimate € 2.500 – € 5.000

Lot 54

A Chinese blue and white 'Xi Xiang Ji' brushpot (Bitong)

Chenghua mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 55

A Chinese blue and white 'Xi Xiang Ji' brushpot (Bitong)

Chenghua mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 6.000 – € 12.000

Lot 56

A Chinese blue and white, iron-red-decorated and green-enamelled 'Mountainous Riverscape' brushpot (Bitong)

artemisia leaf mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 8.000 – € 12.000

Lot 57

A Chinese famille verte 'Three Star Gods' albarello

Kangxi

Estimate € 10.000 – € 20.000

Lot 58

A fine and rare Chinese famille verte 'Kingfisher' dish

Kangxi

Estimate € 15.000 – € 25.000

Lot 59

A Chinese famille verte 'Klapmuts' bowl

Xuande mark, Kangxi

Estimate € 10.000 – € 20.000