Initially expected to sell for approximately $100,000, a rare Chinese vase that made for the 18th-century Qianlong Emperor has sold for $487,000.

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 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 ...

A Chinese vase expected to go for less than $2,000 at a French auction on Saturday instead fetched a record-breaking $8.8 million. Originally thought to be worth $1,470 to $1,960, the vase shot up ...

In an unusual, and absolutely surprising, turn of events, a Chinese vase that was valued at less than $2,000 ended up being sold for nearly $9 million. The blue and white Tianqiuping vase fetched ...

Chinese Vase That Was Deemed 'Quite Ordinary' by Expert Sells for Nearly $9 Million at Auction "The view of an expert can't outweigh that of 300 people," said Jean-Pierre Osenat, president of the ...

A Chinese vase that had an estimate of $2,000 went for an eye-popping $9 million at an auction in France. The Osenat auction house apparently low-balled the ‘Tianqiuping’ style because it wasn ...

Two rare Chinese antiques that had been in an East Sussex home for more than 100 years could fetch up to £36,000 at auction. The vase and wine pitcher were from the reign of the Kangxi Emperor ...

In May 2022, a British surgeon sold a Chinese vase he had bought for a few hundred pounds for $1.9 million, more than 10 times its estimate of $185,000.

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.