中國古董魚花瓶在英拍賣 成交價創紀錄

A Chinese antique vase that was previously mistaken as a replica was sold at 810,000 pounds, 450 times of its guide price, at Birmingham auctioneers Fellows in the UK, a record price for the house.

近日，一隻中國古董花瓶在英國伯明翰拍賣行費洛斯以其指導價的450倍--81萬英鎊的價格成交，創該拍賣行成交價紀錄。

The wucai fish vase, intricately decorated with small golden carp, lotus blossoms and undulating grass, dates from the Jiajing reign (1522-1566) of China's Ming Dynasty.

這隻五彩魚花瓶制於中國明朝嘉靖年間(1522-1566)，瓶身飾以金色小錦鯉、盛開的荷花和波狀水草等精巧繁複的圖案，此前曾被錯當成贗品。

Fish jars from the Jiajing period were among the most desirable of Chinese porcelains.

嘉靖年間的魚瓶是最值得收藏的中國瓷器之一。

The vase's first estimated value by the auction house was ￡1,800, after examinations suggested that it lacked the sophistication of an original piece.

費洛斯拍賣行起初對花瓶的估價爲1800英鎊，因爲此前進行的檢驗顯示，花瓶不像真品那麼精緻。

Eagle-eyed bidders found that the piece actually was a 500-year-old valuable antique.

識貨的競拍者發現，這個花瓶其實是有着500年曆史的珍貴古董。

"We are delighted with the house-record sale of the Chinese wucai vase. This vase was consigned via a Chinese client," Mark Huddleston, senior specialist of the auction house said.

該拍賣行的高級專家馬克·赫德爾斯頓表示：“我們很高興以創拍賣行成交價紀錄的價格出售了這個中國五彩瓷花瓶。”

"Bidding began at 1,000 pounds and, with a handful of telephone bidders plus the usual hundreds. One bidder even flew in from Japan," Huddleston added.

他補充說道：“最初它的競拍價爲1000磅，隨後一些電話競拍者以成百上千鎊的價格往上加價。還有一名競拍者甚至親自從日本來到現場。”