{
  "id": 15389185,
  "title": "Woman paid £1 for vase, used it as plant pot; it later sold for £32,450",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/woman-paid-1-for-vase-used-it-as-plant-pot-it-later-sold-for-32-450",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:28:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/in-2008-a-woman-bought-a-glass-vase-for-1-at-a-scottish-car-boot-sale-and-used-it-as-a-plant-pot-after-experts-identified-it-as-a-1929-ren-lalique-piece-christies-sold-it-for-32450/articleshow/135025620.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for just £1 at a car-boot sale in Dumfries, Scotland, and used it as a plant pot. She later discovered it was a rare 1929 creation by French designer René Lalique. After experts valued it at £25,000 on Antiques Roadshow, the vase sold at Christie’s in London for £32,450.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}