Friday, September 14, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Ming Dynasty Vase Sells For $1.3 Million (PHOTO)

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Ming Dynasty Vase Sells For $1.3 Million (PHOTO)
Sep 14th 2012, 16:13

NEW YORK — A rare Ming Dynasty vase that had been used as a doorstop in a New York home has sold for $1.3 million at auction.

The blue and white moon flask was auctioned Wednesday at Sotheby's sale of Chinese works of art. Its presale estimate was $600,000 to $900,000.

The piece had been in the same family collection for decades. The auction house said the family decided to sell it after seeing a similar piece in a Sotheby's advertisement.

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