Sleeping ‘imperial poem’ plaques awakened at New Jersey auction
Catalogued simply as an ‘ornate Chinese plaque’ and estimated at $600-800, a Qing lacquer and porcelain panel hammered for a remarkable $440,000 (£359,000) at Regency Auction House in Rockaway, New Jersey.
The winning bid on November 7, over $540,000 (£450,000) with the 23% buyer’s premium, was taken in…