Yard Sale Shopper Pays $35 for China Bowl That Turns Out to Be Artifact Worth up to $500,000

Yard Sale Shopper Pays $35 for China Bowl That Turns Out to Be Artifact Worth up to $500,000
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Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000 that is about to go up for auction at Sotheby’s.

The white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other designs is about 6 inches (16 centimeters) in diameter. An antiques enthusiast came across the piece and thought it could be something special when browsing a yard sale in the New Haven area last year, according to Sotheby’s.