Two Miniature Qing Dynasty Jars That Were Purchased at a UK Thrift Shop for $25 Have Just Sold at Auction for More than $74,000.
Pratiksha Shome At London’s Roseberys auction house, a pair of Qing dynasty jars sold for $74,318, more than their $63,000 estimate and about 3,000 times the $25 the seller spent for them at a charity store. Before the auction, Bill Forrest of the auction house told Artnet News that “these jars are extremely well-potted and painted …