An exceptionally rare 15th-century Chinese antique that wound up at a yard sale has sold for $721,800 at auction by Sotheby’s, exceeding its top estimated sale price of half a million dollars. Bought ...
A remarkable Ming dynasty-era bowl with a cobalt blue and white floral motif sold for $721,800 at Sotheby’s New York yesterday. Before the auction house appraisers identified the porcelain bowl as an ...
An antiques collector who sold a Chinese bowl may have lost out on £150,000 after forgetting he had another that would have made a lucrative pair. Tony Evans and his family were thrilled when his ...
I saw a beautiful antique Chinese porcelain bowl at an auction. It was blue and white with painted dragons, and it had an unusual shape — rounded with a flared rim. The description called it a “zhadou ...
For more than 1,000 years, Chinese porcelain has enchanted the world. Its exacting craftsmanship and exceeding beauty have made it a touchstone of Asian culture. While westerners have long found it ...
An almost 300-year-old Chinese tea bowl that was bought by a Briton for £20 has been sold for £40,000 at auction. The rare 4-inch white porcelain bowl dates from the reign of Emperor Yongzheng ...
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It was expected to fetch between $US300,000 ($A385,000) and $US500,000 ($A641,000) at Sotheby’s on the Upper East Side. The hammer price, which does not include the ...
A CHARITY shop dish originally priced at £2 has sold for more than £7,000 after it was discovered to be a 19th century treasure. The blue and yellow ‘five dragon’ dish had been donated to a ...
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I saw a beautiful antique Chinese porcelain bowl at an auction. It was blue and white with painted dragons, and it had an unusual shape — rounded with a flared rim. The description called it a “zhadou ...
A 6-inch Chinese porcelain bowl that was bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale was sold at auction Wednesday for a staggering $721,800, which includes a buyer’s premium. It was expected to fetch ...