DERBYSHIRE, KOMPAS.com – A teko petite belonging to a man in England sold in auction at a price of nearly 500,000 US dollars (Rp 7.46 billion).
Reporting from United Press International, Friday (25/09/2020), the owner initially found the teapot while cleaning the garage and wanted to donate it.
Hansons Auctioneers said initially the 51-year-old anonymous seller was cleaning the family owned garage in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England.
It was while cleaning the garage that she found the teapot her mother used to display in her childhood home.
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“We believe it was brought back to England by my grandfather who was stationed in the Far East during World War II and awarded the Burma Star,” said the salesman.
The man said that the item will initially be donated to a thrift store.
Luckily he didn’t throw the teapot away and preferred to assess the value first.
What a surprise to find out that the teapot came from China in the 18th century it may have been used in the Emperor’s palace Qianlong.
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Hansons Auctioneers said there were two “nearly identical” items known and kept in museums in China and Taiwan.
Teko it was originally estimated that it would sell for $ 50,000 (Rp. 746 million).
But in the end, the teapot received a high bid of US $ 495,880 (Rp.7.40 billion) at the auction Thursday (9/24/2020).
“I’m happy, it will change a few things for all of us. I sit and watch auction directly at home with my relatives and family, “said the man after the auction.
“It’s stressful. We will go out drinking tonight and toast to grandfather,” continued the man.
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Auctioneer Charles Hanson said the price was driven by a bidding war between eight participants from around the world.
Until finally, a bidder from London, England, managed to bid the highest price and took him home.
“This is one of the most important objects I have had the privilege of selling. It must be the best invention ever,” said Hanson.
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