The gold bowl of Emperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925) has been sold for 680,000 EUR (676,000 USD) at auction by Million in Paris. (Photo courtesy of the auction house)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A gold bowl belonging toEmperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925) has been sold for 680,000 EUR (676,000 USD) at anauction by Million in Paris.
The price is 27 times higher than the estimated value of 15,000 EUR setby the French auction house.
According to the auction house, the bowl is 7cm tall and weighs 456.6g with animage of a dragon.
It has a brown colour, covered with a layer of glass. It has a crack and usedto belong to the collection of a doctor who used to work in Thua Thien Hueprovince in the 20th century.
Antique researcher Tran Dinh Son said it was a royal utensil used to displaydaffodils during the Tet (LunarNew Year) Festival at An Dinh Palace.
The golden bowl is part of the Vietnam Art Sales in Paris on October 31when 329 other artefacts also went under the hammer, the most prominent ofwhich is the golden seal made in 1823 during Emperor Minh Mang's reign(1820-1841). However, the French auction house decided to postpone the auctionat the last minute to November 10 “due to thestrong interest of the Vietnamese State”.
Among the artefacts sold at the session, the Nguyen dynasty goldenbowl reached the highest price, and the lowest was lot 32, a set of Hue blueporcelain, priced at 100 euros (about 99 USD).
Millon Auction House was established in 1928. Its headquarters is in Paris andother branches are located in other major cities around the world such as Nice(France) or Brussels (Belgium)./.
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The gold bowl of Emperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925) has been sold for 680,000 EUR (676,000 USD) at auction by Million in Paris. (Photo courtesy of the auction house) 
