"Blended Porcelain": A box with old utensils in the attic turned out to be Chinese antiques

Jill Stuart often thought about throwing a box that got to her from her grandfather. In the end, she decided to attribute his auctionist. The box with the utensils, which has been stored in the attic of the Jill Stuart House for decades with the inscription "broken porcelain", was auctioned for more than $ 200,000 last week. BBC News writes about it. The woman was looking for Christmas decorations in the holiday season last year, when she came across a box that got to her from her grandfather.

According to her, she thought several times to throw her away. "Whenever I was rising in Christmas decorations, I thought that I should do something with this box," she said. In the end, she attributed her auctionist. James Laverek from the John Taylors Action Rooms, said that the items had a rather unpretentious look and were similar to those that people could find on yard sales and in economical stores.

Initially, he divided the collection into lots, giving an initial overall rating of several thousand dollars. "We expected Chinese ceramics to sell well, but prices have exceeded all our expectations," he said. Interest in the lots increased quickly after they were put up for sale, and last week the lots were sold for $ 204,000, including commissions. One lot - a set of five Chinese saucers, estimated at less than $ 100 - eventually left for almost $ 45,000.

Another set of 16 cups, estimated at no more than $ 100, was sold for $ 75,000. Even the broken cup went for $ 6,300. Jill Stuart was "stunned" by the news of sale. She said that her grandfather had selected these items in China, where he served before the First World War. According to her, many of them are hundreds of years. She also added that her grandmother had damaged some of the items. "She smashed the most valuable of them," the British added.

Earlier, Focus reported that the guy spent 60 years on the construction of the castle to prove that the teacher had been wrong. After the harsh words of his teacher, 15-year-old Jim Bishop decided to throw a school and prove a angry man that he was not right. Now the castle is a favorite holiday destination. It also became known that a house in which "cannot live" attracts many people. The announcement says that the housing is occupied by tenants and is sold as it is.