A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert as merely a 'clever reproduction' went on to sell for £53million after sitting in a loft for four decades. The fate of the Qianlong ...

The 42-year-old said he was going to bring the vase, worth about S$315,280, to Hong Kong to have it valued, but instead ...

A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert as merely a 'clever reproduction' went on to sell for £53million after sitting in a loft for four decades. The fate of the Qianlong ...

Experts confirmed it was crafted around 1740 for the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty, Qianlong. The vase's journey through history is believed to have been dramatic. Experts suspect it was ...

The Qianlong Vase, which had been in the family for generations after being acquired by an ancestor who travelled extensively, was initially valued at £1million. However, during the auction ...

The Qianlong Vase, likely looted by British and French soldiers from a Peking imperial palace during the Second Opium War, was initially estimated to fetch £1million. However, as bidding ...

There, additional specialists confirmed that the vase was an imperial artifact likely crafted for Emperor Qianlong, the fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Its uniqueness and rarity were undeniable ...

The Qianlong-dynasty vase has had a chequered history from imperial looting to BBC cameos (Picture: PA) The show originally ran from 1965 to 1977 (Picture: BBC) According to experts at the time ...