A vase sold today for £43MILLION!

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Seriously HERE

That's a hell of a lot of money to spend on a vase, no matter where it's from and what it symbolises!

Do some people really have this kind of money to just throw around

I was amazed by this story, it was quite a small auction house, great for them and the seller.

I'd be terrified I'd drop it or DS would get hold of it.

And, IMO, it's not even attractive.

There is a move in China to return Chinese antiquities and artefacts back home 'at any price'. The value of and interest in Chinese antiques around the world has therefore taken a sudden turn upwards :) Time to sift through those car boot sales more carefully...