After Lying In An Attic For Years, This Antique Vase Went On To Make History At An Auction

The Man Behind It

One of the biggest question which every mind at the Sotheby’s had was, who constructed this beautiful masterpiece? Who was the man behind it? A strong possibility was that the Italian Jesuit missionary Giuseppe Castiglione made it. This missionary served as an artist for three consecutive emperors-Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong. His work surely left everyone curious till the time…

These facts further heated up the war between the bidders and the next what took place was amazing…