$7 million vase
, March 2, 2015
Sam Shum, Sotheby's senior specialist on Chinese Works of Art Department, displays a "Guan" vase from the Southern Song (1127-1279) dynasty, which has been unseen in the market for four decades, during a preview in Hong Kong on March 2, 2015. The item is expected to fetch in excess of HK$60 million ($7.7 million) at the auction house's Spring sales on April 7. Reuters/Bobby Yip