According to Daily Mail, the bottle, with a carved body similar to a 18th-century net, was rediscovered by the art consultant in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Johan Bosch van Rosenthal.
The owner, an woman in her 80s, went to the Johan art consultancy. When the art consultant first saw the bottle, he was immediately captivated by its beauty despite being covered in dust.
The bottle was kept in a closet in a house in rural Europe, where the homeowner's cats even roam freely. The woman said the bottle was one of the items she had inherited before.
"At the end of last year, I received an email from art consultant Johan Bosch van Rosenthal, whom I had never met before. Right after reading the email, I saw this special bottle.
Just look at the decoration, it is clear that it is an antique. Therefore, I flew to Europe right away, to this house. Look, although it is dusty, on the table it is truly a masterpiece of the forgotten Thanh family", shared Sotheby's Asia Auction Chairman Nicolas Chow.
The bottle will be auctioned by Sotheby's in Hong Kong (China), with an expected auction price ranging from 9 million USD to 11.6 million USD.
According to The Value, this bottle is the most sophisticated masterpiece ever made from 1736 to 1795, under the reign of King Can Long. It was created under the supervision of Tang Ying, a famous general visitor who served three emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
The vases were originally part of the collection of Harry Garner, former president of the Eastern Ceramics Association, and were later bought by Henry Knight, a prominent Dutch collector in the 20th century. It has been out of print ever since.
Antiquities consider the vas a special masterpiece and is truly a great testament to the spectacular, beautiful things about Thanh porcelain, including the novelty, quality, and technical sophistication.
"Seeing it from the outside in turn is also the past," said Mr. Chow.
