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From a $5 painting with a $50 million asking price to a trove valued at $1.35 billion: Five lucky people who discovered forgotten artworks worth a fortuneUnexpected places and artworks worth millions of dollars! This story may sound unbelievable to those who have never been fortunate enough t...- In 2010, a family clearing an ordinary London-area home found an 18th-century Chinese vase in the attic; it later stunned the auction world at £53 millionIn 2010, a family clearing an ordinary London-area home found an 18th-century Chinese vase in the attic; it later stunned the auction world...
- For the love of artifacts: 18th-century Chinese porcelain vase sells for $4.6 mn at auctionThe cobalt blue and white gourd represents an imperial dragon with five claws in search of the sacred pearl.
- Jawaharlal Nehru’s red rose to international socialism: Tracing the symbolism of flowerAlmost every official portrait or statue of Nehru across India shows Nehru wearing a rose it.
- The expensive antics of China’s gaudiest billionaire Liu YiqianLiu, 52, is a classic rags-to-riches story of new China, a high school dropout who made his fortune in the country’s nascent stock trading ...
- Christie's to present the exceptional sale of European furnitureThe auction is highlighted by the Egyptian statue Sekhemka and a bronze sculpture by Giambologna illustrated left, which will be on view du...
- Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art spring auctions by Christie's fetch over $70 millionThe auction exhibited the continued taste for highly decorated porcelains in the Asian market and the desire for well-provenanced pieces.
- 350 'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art' to go under the hammer at Sotheby's LondonThe auction comprises a selection of important Chinese ceramics and jades, and will include a distinguished group of rare objects with exce...
- Yum cha, the delicious little darlingsYum cha, or the vast array of dim sum in Chinese cuisine, reflect the timeless creative genius of ancient chefs.
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