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Bought for US$3, sold for millions

A 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl that was bought for a few dollars at a garage sale in New York state sold for more than US$2.2 million at auction on Tuesday.

An unnamed New York family bought the "Ding" bowl, which is from the Northern Song Dynasty, for no more than US$3 in 2007 and displayed it on a mantelpiece with no idea as to its real worth, Sotheby's said.

After consulting with experts, the owners consigned the bowl for auction. Sotheby's estimated it would sell for US$200,000 to US$300,000. London dealer Giuseppe Eskenazi paid US$2,225,000 including commission for the bowl, which measures just over five inches in diameter, at the auction in New York City.



 

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