Have a china teapot made from porcelain at home? Do not rush to throw away first! If you are lucky, your story may end up like a collector of antiques. -
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Last year, an antique collector bought a teapot that had lost the lid. not only that, the handle of this teapot was broken. Feeling can not be used, this tea pot seller only gives the price of Rp 250 thousand only. -
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After reattaching the handle of this teapot with glue, the antique collector took it to an auction. he thought that this teapot was just an ordinary antiques. -
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After receiving the teapot, an expert at the auction named Clare Durham guessed it was not an ordinary tea pot. According to him, porcelain material was not from England. after going through various studies, Durham was very surprised. It turns out this teapot is a very rare thing. -
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This white and blue-colored tea pot is declared one of the few porcelain ever made in America 250 years ago. the teapot is the work of a British expatriate named John Bartlam. -
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Allegedly, this tea pot made Bartlam at his factory in Southern California and brought to England in 1769. Knowing this fact, the auction vendor was very happy. his side preached to the collector of the antiques that his teapot may be sold with a price range of Rp 300 to Rp 800 million. -
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However, who would have thought, the price of this unique teapot supply continues to rise. finally, after diketok hammer, Bartlam artificial tea pot successfully sold at a price of Rp 9 billion. In fact, if the lid of this teapot is found, it can be sold for the same price as the teapot. -
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The buyer of this pot is an owner of the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York. he did not expect to find something very unique and the only one in the world. According to him, the discovery of the first porcelain in America is very meaningful for the museum .
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