A French family found an 18th-century Chinese vase forgotten in an attic and carried it to Sotheby’s in a shoebox; after experts linked it to the Qianlong court, it sold for €16.18 million
- The vase sold at 23 times of the estimated priceAn 18th-century Chinese porcelain vase that had been kept in the attic of a French family home was sold for €16.18 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris.
- The family had no idea how valuable the vase was when they brought it to the auction house wrapped in newspaper and placed inside an old shoebox.
- Experts later identified it as a rare piece made for the court of China's Qianlong Emperor.
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- The vase sold at 23 times of the estimated priceAn 18th-century Chinese porcelain vase that had been kept in the attic of a French family home was sold for €16.18 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris.
- The family had no idea how valuable the vase was when they brought it to the auction house wrapped in newspaper and placed inside an old shoebox.
- Experts later identified it as a rare piece made for the court of China's Qianlong Emperor.
Sources: Times of India