He was told it was a very clever reproduction.' He then took the vase back to the Bainbridges auction house, where Mr Grocholski told him it was 'either the best replica in the world or it's worth ...

In Europe, blue-and-white porcelain is practically synonymous with China. And we've always associated it with the Ming Dynasty. But it was the David Vases, now in the British Museum, that made us ...