DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — A Chinese export famille rose porcelain vase featuring kneeling applied Dutch figures stole the show when it crossed the block at Pook & Pook, Inc, selling for $329,400 the evening of Friday, January 17. The vase, which had been estimated at $1/1,500 and was slated in the first of two sessions, was apparently one of two known to exist and generated excitement in the United States, London and Asia. Nearly a dozen phone lines were employed, one bidding with an unidentified institution in the United States who had the winning bid. A complete sale recap will appear in a future issue.
