the Emperor Qianlong, who was born in 1711 and died in 1799, was the fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, the fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1736 to 7 February 1795,
Dessa Goddard, Vice President and Director, Asian Works of Art, said: 'the jar proved to be a puzzle for several clients with whom I spoke who all declared it to be unique', basically the low start price was because its provenance could not be found, but once established the sale was overwhelmed by China-based bidders who drove the price up to, wait for it! £4.86million pounds, ($7,561,085.71), lucky or what!'
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