Airing in the 1960s and 1970s, BBC programme Going for a Song was somewhat of a precursor to the Antiques Roadshow. Although the porcelain vase ... at Bainbridges Auction House saw the vase ...
The fate of the Qianlong Imperial treasure has come under renewed spotlight - having stunned dealers when uncovered and put under the hammer by a west London firm.
In the 1970s, a couple presented their vase on the BBC's Going for a Song for evaluation and were told it was a "clever reproduction" - it was later sold for a fortune ...
Once authenticated, the vase was then revalued at £1 million, but after going under the hammer, the bidding quickly escalated. The final price reached an astonishing £43 million, with commission and ...
A British couple took it on the series (originally presented by Max Robertson) on which ‘connoisseurs and customers explore the world of antiques’ and were left disappointed when the vase was dubbed a ...