APPRAISER: It's porcelain. And I can tell you ... a special kind of vase that's called a rouleau vase that was made in China, because this is Chinese. GUEST: Oh. APPRAISER: And I knew that from ...

A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ... Yet it went on to become the most expensive piece of Chinese porcelain ever to come on to the market - eventually.

"The fascinating thing about these vases is that they are so beautiful and mysterious, and yet they seem tremendously familiar." (Jenny Uglow) "If you say Chinese porcelain, this is what you think ...

A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ... Yet it went on to become the most expensive piece of Chinese porcelain ever to come on to the market - eventually.

"The fascinating thing about these vases is that they are so beautiful and mysterious, and yet they seem tremendously familiar." (Jenny Uglow) "If you say Chinese porcelain, this is what you think ...