A HUGE mistake saw a vase valued at hundreds of pounds go on to sell for a whopping £53million. Airing in the 1960s and 1970s, BBC programme Going for a Song was somewhat of a precursor to the ...
The fate of the Qianlong Imperial treasure has come under renewed spotlight - having stunned dealers when uncovered and put under the hammer by a west London firm.
In the 1970s, a couple presented their vase on the BBC's Going for a Song for evaluation and were told it was a "clever reproduction" - it was later sold for a fortune ...
Once authenticated, the vase was then revalued at £1 million, but after going under the hammer, the bidding quickly escalated. The final price reached an astonishing £43 million, with commission and ...