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Collector paid £25 for thrift-store jars; pair later sold for over £74,000

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Collector paid £25 for thrift-store jars; pair later sold for over £74,000

A casual ceramics collector stumbled upon two seemingly ordinary porcelain jars in a London charity shop priced at just $25.

After a detailed assessment, experts revealed these jars were actually rare 18th-century Qing Dynasty artifacts adorned with imperial designs and intricate floral patterns.

The jars sparked considerable interest and fetched an astonishing £58,000 at auction, translating to over $74,000, significantly benefiting the charity involved.

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