The matching pair of Ming dynasty Chinese 'fish jars' were made in the ... It is not known how or when, but the twin 18ins tall vases ended up being owned by a German family.
A Chinese vase discovered during a house clearance in London sold for a record $69 million (43 million pounds) at auction, a world record for a piece of Asian art. Video courtesy of Reuters.
The blue-glazed, silver and gilt vase was created for the court of the Qianlong Emperor An "extremely rare" 18th Century Chinese vase bought in the 1980s for a few hundred pounds and kept in a kit ...
Experts said the vase could have been worth much more had it not been damaged A rare Chinese vase found under a table has sold for more than eight times its guide price despite fears damage would ...