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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kardinalisimo, post: 290524, member: 118&quot;]<a href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/important-chinese-art-n09541/lot.261.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/important-chinese-art-n09541/lot.261.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/important-chinese-art-n09541/lot.261.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have completely forgot about this teapot that I bid on but today I saw another of the bidders and he told me the news.</p><p>It was few years ago, an estate sale auction. I went there without knowing what it was all about and had very little time to look around before the auction started. </p><p>A lot of Asian pieces and much more. I saw the teapot, believe it or not, in a box lot with other not that good but still nice Chinese porcelain. No special care taken at all. It could have been easily dropped or damaged by the guests. I had an idea that it may be something special as the quality was superb but no time for deeper research.</p><p>I bid on few other cheaper pieces before the teapot came for sale. Then the war began and I gave up at $1900 or something. Only few of us bidding at the end and the Asian woman won it. Can&#039;t remember for how much but I think less than 3k.</p><p>I was a bit disappointed but at the same time did not want to spend a lot of money on something I was not sure about. Plus, I did not have the money but was ready to use CC&#039;s.</p><p>A bit later I found out that the winner, who by the way came from another state as there was an online preview I had no idea of, was running out of money as well so there could have been a chance to get it if I kept bidding.</p><p>Obviously, Sothebys underestimated too as they gave $300-500k estimate.</p><p>Well, that&#039;s how the Destiny decided <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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