Qing Dynasty Porcelain Vase Sells for Record $5.3 Million By Karen Mazurkewich May 10, 2002 12:01 am ET Resize ...

From here, five boulevards lead into the park grounds. For the porcelain factory and the Church of San Gennaro, also known as St. Januarius, the boulevard farthest to the right is the way to go.

The vase was actually a rare 18th-century ceramic from China’s Qing Dynasty. And despite an original valuation of around $186,000, it just sold for $1.8 million at auction.

The 18th-century porcelain vase, sold by a family clearing out a deceased relative's house, went to a Chinese buyer for 51.6 million pounds ($83 million) - more than 40 times the pre-sale estimate ...

An 18th-century Chinese porcelain vase discovered when a house was cleared out was sold Thursday at a London auction for $69.3 million (43 million pounds). Bainbridges, the auction house, said ...

A British brother and sister cleaned out their late parents’ dusty suburban attic and stumbled onto a fortune — an 18th century Chinese porcelain vase that sold at auction last night fo… ...