The porcelain piece sold for more than 20 times its estimate of 500 000 700 000 euros after a 20 minute bidding battle at sotheby s in paris on tuesday.
Priceless vase found in attic.
An 18th century chinese vase that was discovered by chance in a shoebox in the attic of a french family home has sold for 16 2 million euros 14 2 million.
Also the grandparents had inherited the vase from an uncle who had passed away in 1947.
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.
Found in an attic this rare chinese vase found could now fetch almost 1 million at auction the unsuspecting owner brought the 18th century vase to sotheby s in a shoebox.
Henri neuendorf may 22 2018 an imperial yangcai crane and deer ruyi vase.
The ultimate cash in the attic.
That s the absolute record for a piece sold.
Mystery surrounds the identities of the mother and son who sold a rare chinese vase they found in their parents loft for 53million.
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The incredible discovery happened on a spring day in a small french home when recent inheritors of the estate perused the dusty attic.
Originally all the possessions had a belonged to the grandparents of the woman who lived there.
A man found an old nintendo video game in the attic of his childhood home and later sold it for 9 000.
The vase which was stored in a shoebox in an attic for decades will be sold at sotheby s paris on june.
Chinese vase sells for 53m.