Spotting the imperial pieces is now the stuff of legend in auction rooms
Matchbox-sized piece of carved jade was possibly used to stamp documents in Peking’s Forbidden City during the reign of the Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century
The pre-auction estimate for the blue and white vase was just €2,200-€3,300
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