Rare Chinese Bowl, $3 at Tag Sale, Sells for $2.2M

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK March 20, 2013 (AP) - A rare Chinese bowl bought at a tag sale for $3 has sold at a New York auction for more than $2.22 million.

 

The 1,000-year-old bowl was part of the opening session of Sotheby's fine Chinese ceramics and works of art auction Tuesday.

 

Sotheby's says it was sold to a London dealer for $2.225 million, far above the presale estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.

 

The person who put the bowl up for auction bought it at a tag sale in 2007 and had it displayed in the living room for several years before becoming curious about its origins and having it examined.

 

The bowl is 5 inches in diameter, white in color and from the Northern Song Dynasty.

 

 

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congrats to the owner for getting some serious cash for that :wideeyed:

Why doesn't that ever happen to me?

I'd still smash it over George Osborne's head.

I bet someone is kicking themselves now

I bet someone is kicking themselves now

:laugh3::lol:

 

I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I let slip a few millions through my hands...