

Īs the auction house was trying to establish a selling price, Ms. The consigner is receiving £25 million for the vase, a hefty step down from the price they were expecting to receive after the 2010 sale. The vase’s price exceeded the record for Chinese antiquities set just last month in Hong Kong, when another Qianlong vase sold for $34.2 million. The mother and son who were told they owned an 18th-century Qianlong dynasty vase when they arranged a house clearance on the death of a family member are now multi-millionaires.

It is exactly what everyone wants - a piece from the high Imperial Qing dynasty, the best porcelain. Qianlong was the fourth emperor in the Qing dynasty and one of the longest-serving in Chinese history, reigning from 1735 to 1796. When the Qing Dynasty succeeded the Ming Dynasty, between 16, there was a time of peace which was reflected in art works too. Ĭreated in 1740, this antique item is a piece of Qing Dynasty art and it's one of the only few ever to still be in existance. Experts say it is an exceptional piece, made for the personal enjoyment of Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong, at a time when Chinese porcelain-making had reached a zenith. Experts evaluated the piece and estimated it could sell for over a million dollars, noting it was made around 1740 for the royal court of Qianlong, the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty a period when Chinese porcelain-making had reached its zenith. The longest lasting dynasty in recent history, the Qing period saw several technological advances that led to even more new approaches to ceramics and vases, including the various "famille" schools greatly valued by European connoisseurs. The ceramic vase was made during the reign of the fourth emperor in the Qing dynasty who ruled the empire from 1735 to 1796. He believes the vase could have been looted by British or French soldiers from the Forbidden City or the Imperial family's old Summer Palace in Beijing towards the end of the Second Opium War of 1856-1860 - the climax of trade disputes between China, under the Qing dynasty, and the British Empire over Britain's illegal opium trafficking. It was a Pinner Qing Dynasty Vase and was auctioned for £53,000,000. The most expensive antique ever sold that could sit under your Gaugin was a Pinner Qing Dynasty Vase, which was sold at a UK auction for $80.2 million in 2010. The reverse features a fabulous porcelain insert - a fine and elaborate copy of the Qing Dynasty vase. Last month, Sotheby’s sold another Qing dynasty vase in Hong Kong for $32 million. This exquisite Qing Dynasty vase was strangely discovered in Pinner, London, England and is a mystery how it got there all the way from China. Right: Chinese Blue and White Glazed Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty, sold for $1,375 via Doyle New York (September 2015). Painted sky blue and imperial yellow and adorned with medallions depicting leaping goldfish, the 16-inch vase dates from the Qing dynasty, a time when Chinese porcelain-making was at its pinnacle. Last month, Sotheby's sold another Qing dynasty vase in Hong Kong for $32 million. Pinner Qing Dynasty Vase has conquered our list of the most expensive antiques in the world. A golden vase featuring fish and flower motifs, the Pinner Qing Dynasty Vase is widely praised for its purity and beauty. The vase dated from the period of the emperor Qianlong, who reigned from 1735 to 1796, at the height of the Qing dynasty. Īn elegant Chinese vase featuring gold banding and a fish motif, the Pinner vase bears the imperial seal and thus is thought to have originated from the imperial kilns of the Qing dynasty, made for the Chinese emperor Qianlong between 17.

Initially, the Pinner Qing Dynasty Vase was wrongly estimated to fetch a value of only $1300. The most hotly contested Chinese artefact in auction history, the Pinner Qing dynasty vase, has finally sold following a lengthy legal battle. The vase’s price exceeded the record for Chinese antiquities set just last month in Hong Kong, when another Qianlong vase sold for $34.2 million.The most hotly contested Chinese artefact in auction history, the Pinner Qing dynasty vase, has finally sold following a lengthy legal battle.
