Anyone got any old chinese vases they want to sell me??? Just off the search the loft. ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D Just think of all the Capital Gains tax that will need to be paid. Might wipe a bit of the shine off the gingerbread, but I think I could happily manage on the net result. ::)
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A bit odd, wonder who it belonged to, if it was stolen. Thought with that amount of money they would try and trace its origin. I have a lovely vase from my mother, think she bought it in Woolworths, many years ago. She always put the first daffodils in it out of the garden and I do the same, don't think it is worth a lot, but I like it. ;D ;D ;D
got an old chinese teapot with no lid ;D
I had to laugh when they showed the auction on the TV news. All I could think about was Delboy and Rodney when they fainted at the auction when the watch that they had put in made them a fortune. ;D ;D
Quote from: Paulines7 on November 13, 2010, 20:16:16
I had to laugh when they showed the auction on the TV news. All I could think about was Delboy and Rodney when they fainted at the auction when the watch that they had put in made them a fortune. ;D ;D
Thats exactly what went through my mind when I see it on the news ;D
I will have to get up in the attic and get down my investment, a nice bit of capo dimonte that I got at a jumble sale years ago for a couple of bob. It is a bit chipped and has a bit snapped off, but a bit of super glue and you would never know the difference.
This time next year we could be millionaires ;)
Quote from: Borlotti on November 13, 2010, 17:06:02
A bit odd, wonder who it belonged to, if it was stolen. Thought with that amount of money they would try and trace its origin. I have a lovely vase from my mother, think she bought it in Woolworths, many years ago. She always put the first daffodils in it out of the garden and I do the same, don't think it is worth a lot, but I like it. ;D ;D ;D
your vase from Woolies could be a rarity now think how many have probably been broken, chucked out etc .... and after all its special to you so who cares what it costs though i wouldnt turn my nose up to a sell at auction like that :o
I had a chinese burn given to me at school once, not so many years ago. :P ;D ;D ;D
When my parents were married in 1936, my Dad bought my Mum two glass vases from Woolworths.
When my Mum was in respite care whilst I was recovering from a knee replacement operation, I took one of the vases in to the home with some flowers. It disappeared despite several searches. I still have the other one but am upset that its twin is lost. It wasn't worth a lot of money but had great sentimental value. I still get upset when I think about it.
my Dad went to shanghai lots of times and he's got loads of vases. They must be worth even more - they're still full of preserved ginger ;D
actually they were baksheesh bribes from chinese foremen........