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Qing Dynasty Relic Yields
Record Price at Auction
LONDON—As treasure-in-the-attic stories go, the 18th-century Chinese vase sold at a suburban auction house in outer London on Thursday night will be hard to beat. The delicate, decorative 16-inch vase started at a not-inconsequential $800,000, but after a half-hour of unexpectedly spirited bidding, the gavel fell at $69.5 million. It was the highest price ever paid at auction for a Chinese antiquity. New York Times, Nov. 12, 2010 |
“New Zealander returns looted Yuanmingyuan treasures”
CNTV.cn Oct.19, 2010
Treasures in the News
In recent years, treasures plundered from the Yuanmingyuan have commanded
attention in the media, and huge sums in the antiquities
market. Here are two contrasting examples of the fate of exquisite looted
porcelains that recently made headlines.
