Qianlong-period Chinese vase, kept in kitchen, sells for about £1.5 million
A “very rare” 18th Century Chinese vase was bought for a few hundred pounds in the 1980s and kept in a kitchen. It was sold for £1,449,000. The Qianlong Emperor’s court commissioned the 2ft blue-glazed, silver and gilded vase. It was expected to fetch £100,000-£150,000 at auction, with cranes and bats adorning it. The vase … Read more