British Museum receives donation of Chinese ceramics worth $1.27 billion
The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...
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Chinese vase found in shoebox sells for £14m
An 18th Century Chinese vase, left for decades in a shoebox in ... A Sotheby's spokeswoman said: "They knew it had some value but nothing like that, nor that it was from the Qing dynasty." ...
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Qianlong-period Chinese vase, kept in kitchen, fetches almost £1.5m
The blue-glazed, silver and gilt vase was created for the court of the Qianlong Emperor An "extremely rare" 18th Century Chinese vase bought ... had not realised its value. Berkshire-based ...
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Chinese vases dating back from the 16th century sell for almost £10m after being in the same family for over 100 years and escaping Second World War bombing raids
The matching pair of Ming dynasty Chinese 'fish jars' were made in the ... It is not known how or when, but the twin 18ins tall vases ended up being owned by a German family.
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British Museum gifted huge collection of Chinese ceramics worth staggering £1billion
Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation to donate 1,700 pieces of Chinese ceramics to the London museum Vases dating ...
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...