The precious flower vase of the Qianlong period costs USD 78,000

The owner is extremely surprised when the 13 USD flowerpot bought in flea market is the precious antiquity of Qianlong period with the real value of 6,000 times.

A man in England bought a 13 cm tall vase of flowers at a flea market for $ 13 because the item looked quite interesting without even knowing he had a very good item, according to The Sun.

Precious flower vase is made under Qianlong. (Photo: Sun Pictures).

The unnamed man from Hampshire, England then sold flower vases on eBay and received an offer to buy for $ 12,500. Suspecting this was a special bottle, he decided to withdraw the offer and give the bottle to Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury, Wilts. Here, the bottle is valued at 37,400 USD by experts and reached the 78,000 USD mark at the auction that took place yesterday.

John Axford, Asian art director at the auction house, identified an enameled bottle dedicated to the royal palace and dates back to at least 220 years of age.

On the vial is a 4-character seal of Qianlong, the 6th emperor of the Qing Dynasty and was produced by the royal artisans around 1736 - 1795. The jar comes with a high octagonal enamel base 7, 6cm.