A UK shopper paid just £1 for a small yellow vase at a Hertfordshire charity shop; after eBay bidders raised questions, experts identified it as an imperial Qianlong piece and it sold for £484,000
- The vase was identified as an imperial famille rose piece made for the Qianlong Emperor.
- (Photos: Sworders via Fox News)A small yellow vase bought for just £1 at a charity shop in Hertfordshire turned out to be an imperial Chinese piece made for the Qianlong Emperor, eventually selling for £484,000 at auction.
- The unnamed shopper had no idea of the vase's importance when he spotted it in the charity shop.
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- The vase was identified as an imperial famille rose piece made for the Qianlong Emperor.
- (Photos: Sworders via Fox News)A small yellow vase bought for just £1 at a charity shop in Hertfordshire turned out to be an imperial Chinese piece made for the Qianlong Emperor, eventually selling for £484,000 at auction.
- The unnamed shopper had no idea of the vase's importance when he spotted it in the charity shop.
Sources: Times of India