Vietnam ministry urges verification of Nguyen Dynasty antiques to be auctioned in France

A screencap showing images of the two antiques posted on auction house Million's website. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to verify information related to two Nguyen Dynasty antiques set to be auctioned in France by auction house Million.

According to a release published on its website, the French auction house, founded in 1928, will put up for auction 329 antiques at 11am on October 31 (Paris time). Two among them were said to be from Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), the last Vietnamese feudal dynasty. They are a golden seal cast in 1823 during the reign of King Minh Mang (1820-1841) and a golden bowl dating back to the reign of King Khai Dinh (1917-1925).