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The article discusses the growing market and interest in collecting dinosaur-related items, highlighting how these prehistoric creatures have become highly valuable and sought after in the collectibles world.
One of the earliest mass-produced artificial Christmas trees, known as the "humblest Christmas tree in the world," has sold at auction in the UK for over 50 times its estimated asking price. The 31-inch tree, with just 25 branches, 12 fake berries, and six miniature candle holders, was originally owned by Dorothy Grant since she was 8 years old in 1920. After a global bidding battle, the 123-year-old tree sold for £3,411 ($4,338). The tree, which held sentimental value for Dorothy, is now in the hands of an unnamed private buyer and is set for a new festive life.
A woman purchased a vase for $3.99 at a Goodwill store, only to discover it was an antique designed by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa in the 1940s. She sold the vase for $107,100, making a profit of around $83,500. The vase's high value was attributed to its pristine condition, and the auctioneer described the find as a "winning lottery ticket."
A Chinese antique bowl, crafted in the mid-18th century during the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, has been sold for $25.3 million at a Sotheby's auction. The bowl is an example of falangcai ceramics, among the rarest and most celebrated imperial ceramic wares of the Qing dynasty. The porcelain pieces from this group were fired in the kilns of the city of Jingdezhen, then brought to the imperial workshops within Beijing's Forbidden City. The bowl changed hands multiple times over the years, most recently landing in the possession of collector Alice Cheng, who scooped it up in 2006 for $19.3 million.