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In an astonishing turn of events, a vase previously written off as a fake by a BBC antiques expert ultimately sold for a staggering £53 million after being relegated to an attic for four decades.

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The vase was woefully undervalued on the BBC decades prior, then sold for millions (Picture: BBC/PA) An incredibly valuable vase claimed to be worth just hundreds of pounds on a BBC show then sold ...

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A vase that was once rejected by experts on an early version of Antiques Roadshow has sold for a staggering £53 million after being rediscovered in an attic. The 16-inch porcelain vase ...

A vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ended up selling for an astonishing £53million after being stored in an attic for 40 years. In the 1970s, the BBC introduced its antiques game show Going ...

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A vase initially dismissed by a BBC antiques expert as a clever fake fetched an eye-watering £53million after languishing in an attic for four decades. The BBC's 1970s antiques game show 'Going ...

A vase initially dismissed by a BBC antiques expert as a "very clever reproduction" fetched an eye-watering £53million after languishing in an attic for four decades. Back in the 1970s ...