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Two Chinese vases given to a 19th-century British minister who saved a small boy from drowning are set to land his descendants a $150,000 cash payout. The Rev. Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul, an avid … ...
The porcelain wall vases, dated to the reign of Emperor Qianlong in 18th century China, were spotted by an antiques expert who had been called to the vendors' West London home.
Two 18th-century Chinese vases have sold for £260,000 or roughly $327,000 at an auction at Nesbits. They belonged to a “working class” vendor in his late 30s, who found them while clearing ...
News UK News HIDDEN TREASURE Matching rare Chinese vases sell for £324,000 after sitting on couple’s mantelpiece for DECADES Niamh Cavanagh Published: 19:51, 30 Jul 2020 Updated: 8:02, 31 Jul 2020 ...
But a pair of Chinese vases found in a retired couple's modest home have just fetched £500,000 at auction. The Qianlong dynasty porcelain pieces were given as a wedding present by the vendor's ...
A museum visitor who claimed he accidentally smashed three 17th-century Chinese porcelain vases after tripping over his shoelace has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
Shoelace trip shatters rare Chinese vases (Agencies) Updated: 2006-02-07 10:32 A man who tripped, fell down a staircase and smashed into three rare Chinese vases in a museum two weeks ago says "it ...