A man buys Chinese jade dog for £1 at UK car boot sale, finds it in a box, later discovers 600-year-old Ming dynasty treasure that could fetch £10,000 at auction
- A Chinese jade dog bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale has been identified as a 600-year-old Ming dynasty treasure.
- (Photo: PA)A rare Chinese jade dog believed to be more than 600 years old could fetch up to £10,000 at auction after being bought for just £1 at a car boot sale in the UK.
- According to The Sun, the 8.5cm-long carved animal, made from mottled black and green jade, is believed to date back to the early years of the Ming dynasty, between around 1380 and 1420.
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- A Chinese jade dog bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale has been identified as a 600-year-old Ming dynasty treasure.
- (Photo: PA)A rare Chinese jade dog believed to be more than 600 years old could fetch up to £10,000 at auction after being bought for just £1 at a car boot sale in the UK.
- According to The Sun, the 8.5cm-long carved animal, made from mottled black and green jade, is believed to date back to the early years of the Ming dynasty, between around 1380 and 1420.
Sources: Times of India