Chinese collectors bid up porcelain vases to 500 times the reserve

A local collector who consigned a pair of Chinese porcelain vases to Hargesheimer (25% buyer’s premium) in Düsseldorf was in for a substantial pre-Christmas surprise.

The 12in (31cm) high, brightly painted vases were decorated with mythological scenes and bore the …

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