A Chinese vase was auctioned for 245,000 kronor at Knutson and Bloom auctions in Braås, Sweden. The vase had previously sold for 90 kronor on Öland in 1980 and was bought by a private individual. When that individual's collections were sold earlier this year, the vase ended up at Knutson and Bloom.
According to reports, the vase was sold to a private person in China after a bidding process with multiple bidders. The auction house noted that the sale was unusual for a vase at their firm. The Chinese vase reportedly had a stamp that matched its actual age, which is uncommon for Chinese porcelain.