From Sotheby’s, The Associated Press, & ABC News:

A rare Chinese bowl purchased at a garage sale in 2007 for $3, sold yesterday at Sotheby’s Auction’s, New York for more than $2.22 million.

The bowl is 1,000 years old and is from the Northern Song Dynasty. It measures 5 inches in diameter.

Sotheby’s has said the bowl was sold to a dealer from London for $2.225 million. Much more than the pre-sale estimate of $200,000 to $300,000.

The person who consigned the bowl for auction had it displayed in their living room for a few years before becoming curious about its history and decided to have it appraised.

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