Who bought the Qianlong vase?
Bought by the owner’s late father for its looks, the vase sat in the kitchen of the family’s Midlands home, where it was spotted in the 1990s by antiques expert Mark Newstead during a social visit.
How much is a Qing Dynasty vase worth?
$19 million
A rare Qing dynasty vase that was discovered in the attic of a French family home has sold at auction in Paris for €16.2 million, or about $19 million.
Why Chinese ceramics sell for millions?
The high price tag is mainly because of its rarity. “Falangcai was only produced in small quantities during a very short period in the later Kangxi period, and it took an extremely long time to master the firing of these new enamels introduced by European Jesuits,” Chow explains.
How do you tell a Ming dynasty vase?
Ming Dynasty Markings The markings on Ming vases are usually written in vertical columns and read from top to bottom, left to right. It’s not certain but it is thought that this way of reading and writing developed from the ancient calligraphers who wrote on vertical pieces of bone or bamboo.
How much did this ancient Chinese vase cost at auction?
A long-forgotten Chinese vase, once sold at auction for just £44 ($56), went under the hammer for over 70 million Hong Kong dollars ($9 million) on Saturday after being discovered in an elderly woman’s country home.
How much did this vase sell for in Paris?
The vase, which was discovered by chance in the attic of French family home and brought into the Paris office by its unsuspecting owners in a shoe box, sold for more than 23 times the high estimate value of €700,000 after an intense 20 minute bidding battle.
How did Sotheby’s find this Chinese vase?
The vase was inspected by Sotheby’s experts who matched it to an item in the Chinese imperial household’s archives. Previously kept in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, part of Beijing’s Forbidden City, the item was once praised by the emperor for its design.
How much does a Yangcai Crane vase cost?
A FINE AND MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL ‘YANGCAI CRANE-AND-DEER RUYI VASE’, SIX-CHARACTER IRON-RED QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD. SOLD FOR €16,182,800.