Siblings rebuild renowned porcelain collection
When a former diplomat gifted his world-famous collection of Chinese porcelain to his four children, he could never have imagined it would have such an undiplomatic outcome.
Now, seven years on from the headline-grabbing case, Katharine Butler has been buying back some of the missing pieces at auction and "filling the gaps" with new purchases. "The wonderful thing about porcelain, and the unique thing about this place, is that you have to handle it to appreciate it," she said.
With a new house and "shelves to fill", Sir Michael bought his first pots in 1960 - a lot of three for £14. She created a digital database but said her father had really wanted a "beautiful catalogue raisonne" - a detailed compendium of the collection.
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