Antique Carved Chinese Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with a Qianlong Mark, Decorated of a Painting of Fishes and Flowers, Size: H*D 40.5*22cm. From an important Chinese collection. Museum Item." What the art world now knows is that the 16-inch tall vase is the most expensive piece of Chinese porcelain ever to come on to the market – creating a whirlwind of excitement after it was sold at auction on Thursday for £53.1million.It was described variously as ‘a masterpiece’, ‘exquisite’ and a world record discovery that became ‘the antiques story of the 21st century’. "http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1329308/53m-Chinese-vase-kept-wobbly-bookcase-insured-just-800.html

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