A Chinese cloisonné vase, originally valued at a bargain price ... The sellers didn’t have much faith in the item, but despite a missing lid and some wear and tear, some vigilant bidders ...

Donabe, Flameware, Chinese Clay Pots ... Discard the porridge, and clean the pot (see right). Tagines: Submerge pot and lid in water overnight. Wipe dry, and rub the interior with a very thin ...

A Chinese vase expected to fetch €1,500-€2,000 (around $1,470-$1,960) at auction has sold for more than €9 million ($8.8 million) after a bidding war between collectors. The blue-and-white ...

A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert as merely a 'clever reproduction' went on to sell for £53million after sitting in a loft for four decades. The fate of the Qianlong ...

The anonymous winning buyer was one of some 30 Chinese bidders who competed for the vase, which the auction house deemed a “quite ordinary” porcelain-and-enamel piece dating to the 20th century.

“Quite extraordinary.” According to The Guardian, the story has cost one of the auctioneer’s experts his job, after a Chinese vase he declared an ordinary decorative piece worth €2,000 (£ ...