A person recently sold a blue and white porcelain bowl he bought from a flea market at Sotheby’s for $35 (about $972 Taiwan dollars), but after the Appraisal, it was discovered that the bowl was a 15th century Chinese antique worth up to $500,000.
According to a CNN report, a person bought a blue and white porcelain bowl at a flea market in Connecticut for $35 (about $972 Taiwan dollars). The person had no problem with the starting bid of $35, according to Angela McAteer, head of the firm’s Chinese art department.
After identification, experts found that the porcelain bowl, with its lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate flower motifs, should have been created during the Ming Dynasty in China, and its lotus-bud-like appearance was dubbed the “Lotus Bowl”. Incredible”, as silky smooth glaze, future generations have never succeeded in replicating its technology, and the top also represents the expectations of Ming Chengzu.
For the preciousness of the blue and white porcelain bowl, Sotheby’s admitted that only five similar bowls have been preserved in the world, respectively in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, the British Museum in London and the Victoria and Albert Museum. It is reported that the blue and white porcelain bowl will be auctioned on March 17, and it is estimated that it will be sold at a price of up to $500,000 (about NT $13.9 million).
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