The celadon vase was originally estimated to start at 450 pounds, but was unexpectedly sold for a staggering 1.36 million pounds in the end.
A British family’s vase, which had been unused in the attic for 82 years, was unexpectedly sold at auction for a whopping £1.36 million, and was bought by a mysterious Taiwanese buyer over the phone!
According to the UK Daily Mail, the 20-inch (50.8cm) high celadon vase became the biggest dark horse at the auction recently, and the original starting bid was estimated at £450 (about NTD 17,000), but was unexpectedly sold for a staggering £1.36 million (about NTD 51.74 million).
The seller, who did not want to be named, pointed out that his ancestor acquired the vase at an auction in 1938, and although he did not disclose the exact amount and only said it was a reasonable price, it was still treated as an heirloom in the attic of his home and passed down from generation to generation, not expecting it to be put up for bidding 82 years later and to attract the attention of many buyers.
The vase is said to have a rare double dragon handle, plus a 6-character mark on the bottom of the vase symbolizing the Yongzheng period, indicating that it was most likely a work from 1722 to 1735, and was finally won by a mysterious Taiwanese buyer who bid on it by telephone.
Auctioneer Philip Sheppard said that the valuation of the ceramics was inherently difficult, but the role of the auction house was to bring the vase to potential buyers, “and it was an exciting process as the amount of bids went up and up until the vase was acquired by a Taiwanese buyer.
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