I mean I like vases, I like China, I like fish and pretty colors
and I like Chinese vases with fish and pretty colors
But $69.3 MILLION at auction...oh come on now.
Bainbridges, the auction house, said that the final price for the 16-inch vase — an imperially commissioned piece decorated with a fish motif — far exceeded the pre-auction estimated price, which was about 1.2 million pounds.
The final amount was thought to be among the highest ever paid for any Chinese artwork sold at auction.
Didn't I just post something about decades of pent up demand?
Obviously, it was the Chinese bidding against the Chinese for this item.