22,503 times the estimate - or, why I wish I could speak Chinese
March 24 2011
Picture: Sotheby's
Bit off beam this one, but I love these Chinese vase stories. A vase estimated by Sotheby's at $800-1,000 has sold in New York for a whopping $18,002,500. The auctioneers believed the vase to be 20th Century, but up to seven bidders saw the mark at the base and thought otherwise.
More here. You can read the latest about the £51.6m vase sold in West Ruislip in November, here.
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