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Man’s incredible garage sale find worth $638k – Yahoo News Australia
The man picked up the bowl, which features lotus and peony blossoms, for just $45.
A surprised man has discovered a blue and white small bowl they bought at a garage sale for A$45 is actually a rare 15th-century Chinese antique.
The man, who has not been named, picked up the bowl, which features lotus and peony blossoms in New Haven, in the US state of Connecticut, last year.
Afterwards, he sent pictures of his newest find to auction specialists, who were quite intrigued, the head of the Chinese art department at Sothebys, Angela McAteer, told CNN.
“We instinctively had a very,…
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