An “extremely rare” set of 18th-century vases will soon be up for auction at a pottery and porcelain sale. The three-vase ...

In the article, artist and author, F Severne Mackenna explained the discovery of the vases as “surprising and incredible”. At the time of Mackenna’s discovery, there are believed to have been six ...

But before we get too morbid, it’s worth remembering that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And with this in ...

In the 1970s, a working-class British couple brought the vase to 'Going for a Song', where it was evaluated as a fake by an expert.

Airing in the 1960s and 1970s, BBC programme Going for a Song was somewhat of a precursor to the Antiques Roadshow. Although the porcelain ... vase had been looted by British and French soldiers ...

A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert as merely a 'clever ... Yet it went on to become the most expensive piece of Chinese porcelain ever to come on to the market - eventually.

The porcelain vase dates back to the Qing dynasty in the mid-eighteenth century. But none of this rich history was discovered when it made an appearance on the 1970s BBC antique series ...

A vase that was initially dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ended up fetching ... the curator deemed the 16-inch tall porcelain ornament a "very clever reproduction" rather than an original ...

Experts and customers would evaluate antiques for authenticity and value. Despite being told their 16-inch tall porcelain piece wasn't genuine, the family held onto the intricate Chinese vase as a ...

The couple had been told their vase was a 'very clever reproduction' on the BBC show Going for a Song, but it was later revealed to be an 18th-century Chinese artefact ...

A vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ended up selling for an astonishing £53million after being stored in an attic for 40 years.