Thrift Find Becomes Windfall: £20 charity-shop jars confirmed as Qing porcelain; auction brings £58,000
A casual ceramics collector stumbled upon two seemingly ordinary porcelain jars in a London charity shop priced at just $25.
After a detailed assessment, experts revealed these jars were actually rare 18th-century Qing Dynasty artifacts adorned with imperial designs and intricate floral patterns.
The jars sparked considerable interest and fetched an astonishing £58,000 at auction, translating to over $74,000, significantly benefiting the charity involved.
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