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Rare Expensive Chinese Vase Surrounded By Controversy

Filed under: Auctions

Last year one of the most expensive things sold at auction was an 18th century Chinese porcelain vase which was sold for £43 million ($69.3 million) at Bainbridge's Auctions (£51.6 million after the buyers premium). The vase was only estimated to sell for £1.2 million at the small auction house but fierce bidding among Chinese would-be buyers drove up the price. The vase sold to a Chinese bidder who turned up to bid on behalf of an undisclosed buyer. But now the story continues with a new article from the Telegraph that says that buyer has a case of cold feet. Some say that the Chinese bidder, described as a wealthy industrialist had lost out on a similar auction and may have leaped before he looked. Or he could still be gathering money to pay for the vase.

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Chinese Export Porcelain On Display at Tefaf

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Art

My colleague Tom Johansmeyer recently mentioned the Tefaf show going on at Maastricht in the Netherlands from March 12-21. Among the many booths and displays at one of the world's top arts and antiques fairs you'll find the Cohen & Cohen Chinese Export Porcelain Gallery (Tefaf Maastricht Booth 246).

The Cohens are showing some very important examples of 17th to 19th century Chinese porcelain largely created for export on commission from Western clients. For close to thirty years the Cohens have provided major museums and collectors with access to the finest pieces entering the market, and have played a role assembling several world class collections. They often showcase things not seen on the market and recently exhibited at The Winter Antiques Show in New York.

Gallery: Cohen & Cohen Chinese Export Porcelain