Teapot worth £100,000 belonging to an emperor found dusting in UK garage

Amid coronavirus lockdown, a man in UK found a rare antique teapot that he didn’t realize was worth thousands of pounds. He found imperial Chinese wine ewer dusting up in a Midlands gar which he initially thought was an old object for charity. However, according to Hanson Auctions UK, rare Beijing-enamelled object that only ‘resembled’ a teapot costs £100,000. 

Owner of Hansons Auctioneers, UK, Charles Hanson said in a press release that tiny 15cm object brought to him by man is due to be sold on September 24. It is will initially be priced at an estimate of £20,000-£40,000 but such is demand for imperial works of art from wealthy Chinese buyers that bidding will shoot up to £100,000. Turns out, rare teapot dates back to Qianlong period (1735-99), and belonged to Emperor Qianlong. 51-year-old man rediscovered  treasure at his Derbyshire home, and brought it to Etwall Auction Centre, near Derby for evaluation. 

Emperor Qianlong's teapot

“This has to be best lockdown find ever. It is such an exciting discovery, an imperial 18th-century wine ewer which would have graced a palace in China and was, perhaps, handled by Emperor Qianlong, considered by some to be greatest Chinese Emperor,” Hansons said in release. He ded, “Two almost identical teapots, both with Qianlong reign marks, exist in National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, and Palace Museum in Beijing, China.” Hansons called find “astonishing”, ding, that wine ewer was used by emperor in Derbyshire home. As per auctioneers’ evaluation, it was object used to serve warm wine during important ceremonies.

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[Edward Rycroft with lockdown find. Credit: Hansons Website]

teapot remained in family for s, Edward Rycroft said. "My mum used to display it in a cabinet. We believe it was brought back to England from China by my grandfar who was stationed in Far East during Second World War and was awarded a Burma Star medal,” he ded.

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man informed Hancocks that teapot ended up in a loft in Newhall and was later somehow boxed up and dispatched to a relative’s gar in Church Gresley. He has since thought of giving it away in charity. “But n lockdown came along and I finally h time to go through boxes,” excited man ded. wine ewer, which has a rectangular form, is brightly decorated on a lemon-yellow ground and features colourful blooming peonies in hues of pinks, blues, and purples.

[Family photos relating to vendor's grandfar who served in Far East during WW2. Credit: Hansons Website]

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