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Rare Chinese bowl bought at yard sale sells for over $721K at auction
New York Post ^ | MARCH 17, 2021 | Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 03/17/2021 12:40:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A 6-inch Chinese porcelain bowl that was bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale was sold at auction Wednesday for a staggering $721,800, which includes a buyer’s premium.

It was expected to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000 at Sotheby’s on the Upper East Side. The hammer price, which does not include the buyer’s premium and overhead premium, was $580,000.

The name of the winning bidder in the Sotheby’s Auction of Important Chinese Art auction is private.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Business/Economy; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: bowl; bowlingfordollars; oatmeal; oatmealbowl
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To: nickcarraway

I know a guy who bought a verified Grant Wood painting at a garage sale for $25, it was supposedly worth $30K.

I picked up a Kathe Kollwitz work for $10 at an estate sale and was told it was worth $5K


21 posted on 03/17/2021 1:56:38 PM PDT by RushCrush (Prayers up for Rush Hudson Limbaugh)
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To: nickcarraway
Ut oh, I better not use that bowl for the hounds.


22 posted on 03/17/2021 1:59:58 PM PDT by Daffynition (*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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To: RushCrush
Before or after MyPillow?


23 posted on 03/17/2021 2:02:19 PM PDT by Daffynition (*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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To: nickcarraway

Berne wants $400,000 in capital gains tax on that sale.


24 posted on 03/17/2021 2:51:10 PM PDT by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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To: nickcarraway

I went to Vegas in a $30,000 Cadillac and came home on a $200,000 Greyhound bus!


25 posted on 03/17/2021 3:01:36 PM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: Daffynition

Dog food!


26 posted on 03/17/2021 4:44:53 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love BULL MARKETS! HEAD EQUITIES TRADER FOR 30 YEARS!)
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To: BunnySlippers

That valuable bowl....and our dog’s bowls are both *Made in China*..Who woulda thunk it!


27 posted on 03/18/2021 6:51:36 AM PDT by Daffynition (*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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