The lady readily traveled to The Sotheby’s situated in Paris. She carried the vase in the same shoebox wrapped in the newspapers. She took a train followed by two metros and finally made her move into the Sotheby’s quarters. Sotheby’s was one of the most prestigious auction houses in the world. There she met Olivier Valmier who took the vase and carried on with his work. He closely had a look at the vase and was taken aback by the beauty the lady handed him over. What made Mr. Olivier this surprised? Was it only the beauty of the vase or something more?