Chinese porcelain bowl nearly 300 years old fetches £220,000
A porcelain bowl that languished on a shelf for years"shocked and delighted" its owner by selling for more than £200,000.
The blue and white bowl was taken to an auctioneer in Bath by its owner as they prepared to move house.The bowl was given an estimate of £20,000-30,000 but sold to a Chinese buyer for £220,000.Ivan Street, from Aldridges of Bath, said the client had"no idea" of the bowl's true value.Emperor Yong Zheng had a very short reign meaning the best quality pieces from that time are rare, Mr Street said.
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