May 22, 2013

Ming cobalt blue Meiping vase fetches record £14 million

A prominent old world collection of imperial ceramics fetched £46.5 million at a Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale on Wednesday, with an early Ming cobalt blue Meiping vase going for a record £14 million.

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Ming cobalt blue Meiping vase fetches record £14 million

Ming vase smashes record at mixed Sotheby’s sale

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A prominent old world collection of imperial ceramics fetched $72 million at a Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale on Wednesday, with an early Ming cobalt blue Meiping vase going for a record $21.6 million despite recent financial market turmoil.

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Ming vase smashes record at mixed Sotheby’s sale