3Ming Dynasty Vase – Price: $22.6 million
The Ming Dynasty vase is one of the world’s most expensive vases and ranks #3 on our top 5 list.
Sold at Sotheby’s auction house, the blue and white vase fetched $22.6 million, more than double the lower pre-sale estimate of $10.7 million.
The 15th century Ming Dynasty vase was sold in Hong Kong.
Chinese buyers from around the world competed for 32 important pieces from Sotheby’s sale of ‘Part II of Imperial Chinese Porcelains’ from the ‘Meiyintang Collection’ which brought a whopping $71.8 million in just over 1 hour.
