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Man finds 'teapot' worth £100,000 while clearing out his garage over lockdown
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mirror.co.ukA man found a rare Chinese 'teapot' worth up to £100,000 in his garage during a clear out during lockdown. The 51-year-old semi-retired manual worker had no idea of the item's value, and considered sending it to a charity shop, before taking it to be valued on the off chance. "When I took it to Hansons [auctioneers] I was still unsure so dug out a few other bits and pieces for them to value in case they laughed at me when I pulled out the teapot," he said.
But the auctioneer he showed it to told him not only that it was - in fact - meant for wine rather than tea, but it was also incredibly rare and valuable.
The 'teapot', which is due to be auctioned by Hansons Auctioneers on 24 September, is in fact worth an estimated £20,000 to £40,000
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