AN ancient bronze jug sold for seven times its asking price during an antiques auction on Saturday.
The 2,000-year-old jug was valued between £2,000 and £3,000 at the Addisons Spring Catalogue Sale, in Barnard Castle, County Durham, but ended up selling for £14,000.
The artifact, from the 1st Century AD, is thought to have originated from Southern Italy, and was accompanied by a document verifying the likelihood of its origins.
Richard Edwards, from Addisons, said: “Bidding for the jug was very fierce and it was finally sold to a private collector, in the face of hot competition from the trade.”
Another success story from Saturday’s sale was a French carved oak coffer which was valued at £700 to 900, but sold for £13,500.
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