Pottery for a Time Left in the Attic Sold KRW 250 Million...confirmation of the authenticity of the Ming Dynasty
Oct 17, 2025
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According to Hansons Auction, an auction house in London, England, a vase ceramic with a blue flower pattern on a white background was sold for 130,000 pounds (about 250 million won) at a recent auction.
The pottery was originally valued at around £100 (about 200,000 won), but fierce bidding competition was held as experts judged it to be genuine during the 15th century Ming Dynasty.
The vase, which is about 26 centimeters high, had cracks and scratches on the top and bottom, but it was determined to have been made during the Ming Dynasty (1426-1435), and was finally sold for 1250 times the poet.
The pottery was collected by London lawyer Percy Horace Bround Kent in Tianjin, China, and was inherited by great-grandchildren Amanda Kent and Helen Momen.
Amanda Kent shudders to think that she didn't even know the value of this pottery when she went up and down in the attic", expressing surprise.
Auctioneer Hansons Auctioneers "It is very difficult to accurately determine the age of Chinese ceramics in the 15th century""Later producers often copied the old era, so they carefully considered it a masterpiece, but Chinese collectors were convinced it was genuine." he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
