22,503 times the estimate - or, why I wish I could speak Chinese - Art History News

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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