This Is Another One Of Those,

'I wish I had a cupboard or attic with one of these in it!' stories, some one has had a real good luck story with this vase, the article does not state where or who found it, but this small blue and white Chinese vase from the Qianlong period is just 14 inches tall and decorated with an intricate dragon motif, it was estimated cautiously at just £10,000 in the catalogue prior to the sale which took place at Bonhams in San Francisco on Monday,

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!'