‘A crazy story’: how a Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sold for €8m
French auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an
expert losing his job and a seller being left ‘traumatised’
The Guardian, October 7, 2022
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‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sells for almost €8m after bidding war
Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated
value after buyers are convinced it is a rare artefact, The Guardian
[www.theguardian.com]

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)