Sumptuous artefacts: Visitors and bidders looking at the rare Nyonya beaded vases at the Straits Chinese Antique Auction, held at the State Chinese (Penang) Association in Perak Road.
GEORGE TOWN: A rare 26cm Nyonya beaded vase produced by artisans during the mid-20th century fetched more than five times its indicative price at an auction here.
The starting bid for the vase, which features a motif of flowers and birds carefully assembled using thousands of colourful beads, was RM5,000.
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