There are really no wonders in this world, do you believe it? In 2005, a British lady inherited a vase from her grandmother, and after 16 years, the price of this vase actually rose to 550,000, which sounds a bit strange, but in reality, this thing does happen, what is going on, let's take a look!
Ivana Kurishenko, a Ukrainian-British whose grandparents were originally Ukrainians and immigrated to Britain later, Ivana was a clerk in a London bank before retiring, and has always been an unknown figure in the local area.
However, in 2021, she is known for a vase, and when it comes to this vase, it all has to start from the Second World War, Ivana said that her grandfather once participated in World War II in Ukraine, and when he escaped from the battlefield and returned home, he suddenly had an extra package in his hand, which contained many ceramics and artifacts, including a vase in the shape of a gourd.
Ivana's grandfather did not explain to them where the artifacts in the package came from, and in 1943, the German Nazis occupied Ukraine, the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, was bombed by German troops, Ivana's mother and relatives were trapped, and it was not until 1945 that she returned to Kiev.
Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was blown up by German troops
After World War II, Ivana's family immigrated to the United Kingdom, in 2005, Ivana's grandmother died, and at this time Ivana's parents had already passed away before, because Ivana was the grandmother's only immediate family, the grandmother's inheritance was inherited by Ivana herself, and the grandmother's inheritance included this gourd-shaped vase, but Ivana did not know the true value of this vase, and has always been placed as an ordinary vase at home.
In 2020, Ivana went to Berlin to attend a friend's wedding, and when she finished attending her friend's wedding, while visiting a small art nouveau museum in Berlin, she suddenly saw a vase in the venue, which was very similar to the gourd-shaped vase she inherited from her grandmother, especially the amber color on the bottle and the pattern on it, which was exactly the same.
So, when Ivana returned to her home in London, she specifically checked the relevant information on the Internet, and was surprised to find that the author of the vase she had inherited from her grandmother was actually a famous French artist in the field of glass and ceramics- Emile Galle.
Emile Galle
In January 2021, the well-known American treasure hunting program "Antique Roadshow" came to London, England to record, Ivana learned of this news, immediately signed up on the official website of the "Antique Roadshow" program, and rushed to the recording site of the program with the vase left by the ancestors.
The antique roadshow experts examined the vase back and forth, discussing the origin of the vase and confirming the identity of its creator, and finally, antiques expert Will Farmer said to Ivana:
Well, we are now standing in front of a country house in England, where we have before us the most beautiful new work of French art.
Ivana said she had done her research online and suspected that the bottle had been created by Emile Galle, a famous enamel artist and one of the founders of the French Art Nouveau movement, but she wasn't sure if the vase was a fake.
Expert Will continues:
You're a lucky guy, you're right, and this vase is indeed the handiwork of Master Emile, one of the most iconic figures of the French Art Nouveau movement at the end of the 19th century.
We can open the bottom of the vase and see if there is, here is a peculiar signature, I am very familiar with Emile's handwriting, without looking at the second glance to know that he must be writing Galle, the whole vase has been carved, acid cut, from its artistic style should be influenced by the Far East and Japanese culture. The work was completed around the time of 1890.
The bottom of the bottle has Galle's signature
Ivana asked the expert how much the vase was worth, and will, an antiques expert, said:
In today's emir market, it can sell for at least 65,000 pounds, equivalent to about 550,000 yuan, and if you can find some larger auction companies to auction, the price can even be sold higher.
This vase was inherited from her grandmother in 2005, and no one expected that after 16 years, its price would actually rise to 550,000, which was simply unbelievable.
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