{
  "id": 13746932,
  "title": "Collector paid £19 for Ming-era box; 77 years later, it sold for £288,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/collector-paid-19-for-ming-era-box-77-years-later-it-sold-for-288-000",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:54:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/in-1946-a-collector-bought-a-ming-era-cloisonn-pomegranate-box-for-19-77-years-later-it-was-found-in-an-attic-auctioneers-expected-6000-to-10000-before-bidding-pushed-it-to-288000/articleshow/134872358.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 15th-century Chinese enamel box, originally bought for £19, sold for £288,000 at an auction. The box was rediscovered in a family attic where it remained unnoticed for decades. Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe acquired the box in 1946, and it was assessed by Dreweatts auction house. Experts confirmed the box's significance, linking it to the rare Xuande-marked pomegranate boxes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}