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<p>A Chinese vase discovered in a house clearance in a London suburb has sold for a world record-breaking £43 million.<br />
The 18th century Qianlong porcelain vase is believed to have fetched the highest price for any Chinese artwork sold at auction.<br />
Offered to buyers at Bainbridges in Ruislip, north-west London, the auctioneer described it as one of the most important Chinese vases to go on sale this century.<br />
The 16-inch high piece had been discovered during a routine house clearance in the north-west London suburb of Pinner.<br />
A posting on the auctioneer&#8217;s blog said: &#8220;It is a masterpiece. If only it could talk!&#8221;<br />
The vase is understood to have been carried off by a private buyer from China.<br />
The eye-watering price it fetched surpassed the expectations of the auctioneer and the owners, a brother and sister who had inherited it.<br />
Helen Porter of Bainbridges said: &#8220;They had no idea what they had. They were hopeful but they didn&#8217;t dare believe until the hammer went down. When it did, the sister had to go out of the room and have a breath of fresh air.&#8221;<br />
The vase, which is decorated with a fish motif, had been estimated to fetch between £800,000 and £1.2 million.<br />
But the auction attracted many Chinese buyers keen to get their hands on a piece of their imperial past, and bids went sky high.</p>
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