Vase in pet-filled home sells for $9 million

[Still Waters]

Porcelain vases and roaming pets can be a precarious combination. Luckily, a rare Chinese vase stored for decades in the open cupboard of a central European house inhabited by multiple cats and dogs remains intact—and more valuable than ever.

Last month, the vase, which dates to the Qianlong dynasty (1735–1799), sold in a Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction for just over $9 million.

Per the auction house’s listing, “[T]his masterpiece ranks amongst the most complex and exquisite porcelains from the Qianlong period ever to have emerged on the market.”

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chinese-vase-sells-more-9-million-180975465/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mystery-qianlong-vase-rediscovered

[XenoFish]

"Well the check cleared. So let me get that vase for you." CRAAASH!!! *meow....*