A Chinese Qing Dynasty vase found in a shoebox in a French attic sold for €16.2 million (S$25.3 million) on Tuesday at a Sotheby's auction in Paris - more than 30 times its expected price.
It is every homeowner's fantasy to find an antique or art piece somewhere in the house that turns out to be fabulously valuable, says art adviser and curator Wang Zineng.
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