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Centuries-old Chinese heritage bowl fetches 9.8 million baht at UK auction

Photo courtesy of Alridges of Bath

An English woman chanced upon a highly valuable “heritage bowl” while cleaning her house. The dish, which had been sitting on a mantelpiece for many years, turned out to be a heritage piece from the final Chinese dynasty, sparking a riot among bidders and fetching a shocking sum.

The woman, while cleaning her house, had come across the ornately designed heritage bowl, which had been in her family for years but its value was not realised. The beautiful piece had a white and pale blue palette, detailed with intricate engravings of lotus, peonies, and mallows, accompanied by pomegranates, persimmon, and peaches.

A decision was made to take the heritage bowl to an auction house in Bath, Somerset, England for a real valuation. Upon careful inspection, experts referred to the bowl as an incredibly rare asset, dating back to China’s Yongzheng…

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