A Chinese vase expected to go for less than $2,000 at a French auction on Saturday instead fetched a record-breaking $8.8 million. Originally thought to be worth $1,470 to $1,960, the vase shot up ...

A Chinese vase that sat, little-noticed, in a suburban London home has become one of the most expensive artworks ever sold, evidence that China's sizzling art market shows no signs of cooling down.

A Chinese vase expected to fetch €1,500-€2,000 (around $1,470-$1,960) at auction has sold for more than €9 million ($8.8 million) after a bidding war between collectors.

A more than 200-year-old Chinese vase sold for a remarkable $19 million at auction. The vase, which was stored in a shoebox, was expected to sell for around $590,000.

Chinese Vase That Was Deemed 'Quite Ordinary' by Expert Sells for Nearly $9 Million at Auction "The view of an expert can't outweigh that of 300 people," said Jean-Pierre Osenat, president of the ...

A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction. The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 ($186,000), according to ...

A Chinese vase from a New England collection has sold at a Boston auction house for $24.7 million, setting a U.S. record. (Courtesy Skinner Boston) ...

A rare imperial Chinese vase which spent years gathering dust in an attic has sold for more than £14million after a fierce bidding war. The piece, left to the seller’s grandparents by an uncle ...

Initially expected to sell for approximately $100,000, a rare Chinese vase that was made for the 18th-century Qianlong Emperor has sold for $487,000, or 380,000 British pounds, SWNS reports.

Because of all of these clues, he dated the vase to the mid-20th century, probably somewhere between 1930 and 1950, and gave it a modest value of $100 at best. He did praise the colors and the ...