A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly $1.8 million at auction.
The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 , according to Dreweatts, the English auction house that handled the sale.
Measuring two feet in height, the porcelain vase is embellished with a six-character seal mark characteristic of theThe silver cranes hold objects like flower baskets that are associated with Taoism, a philosophy of which the Qianlong Emperor was a devoteeIt was made for the court of the Qianlong Emperor -- the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty -- and would have been crafted using innovative heating techniques to achieve its blue, gold and silver coloring, Dreweatts added.
The Chinese name for this kind of vase is"tianqiuping," which translates to"heavenly globe vase" and describes its spherical shape. Dreweatts said there have not been any other tianqiuping vases documented with the same designs in gold and silver, making it extremely rare.Courtesy of Dreweatts
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