Rare Chinese vase kept in kitchen sells at auction for almost £1.5m

Glazed porcelain piece, created for Qianglong imperial court in the 1700s, had been purchased for a few hundred pounds in the 1980s

The blue-glazed vase, decorated with images of cranes and bats, is ‘testament to the creativity’ of the Qianlong craftspeople, said the auctioneers.The blue-glazed vase, decorated with images of cranes and bats, is ‘testament to the creativity’ of the Qianlong craftspeople, said the auctioneers.Last modified on Wed 18 May 2022 20.41 BST

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