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 ...

In an astonishing turn of events, a vase previously written off as a fake by a BBC antiques expert ultimately sold for a staggering £53 million after being relegated to an attic for four decades.

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 dates back to the Qing dynasty - mid 18th century ...

Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry ... That curvature typically one only finds on vases that are of cylindrical shape. So it would have been part of the cylinder shape of ...

"He came over and showed me the vase, and I said something a bit dismissive like 'very pretty.' 'No, look at the base!' he said, and showed me the etched marks." A couple was recently browsing the ...

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 ...

A vase initially snubbed by a BBC antiques expert turned out to be a whopping £53million treasure after collecting dust in an attic for four decades. Back in the 70s, the BBC launched Going for a ...

An old vase once rejected by experts on the TV show Antiques Roadshow has been sold for a staggering £53 million (R1.2 billion) after being discovered in an attic. The 40-centimetre porcelain vase, ...

ART students have been left devastated after brazen thieves stole their final degree show works from an end-of-term show.