Is there a $69.5 Million Vase In Your Attic? 3.12K Adrian Chen 11/13/10 11:42AM Filed to: Antiques Antiques Auctions Qing vase Records This Qing Dynasty vase, found in an attic in England, just sold at auction for $69.5 million to an anonymous Chinese buyer—the most ever paid for a Chinese antiquity. Some eccentric billionaire just snagged the perfect umbrella holder.