(CNN) — An exceptionally rare 15th-century Chinese antique that wound up at a yard sale has sold for $721,800 at auction by Sotheby’s, exceeding its top estimated sale price of half a million dollars.

The Ruyao Washer, an extremely rare Chinese porcelain bowl, fetched nearly $27 million -- smashing pre-sale estimates by about three times -- at a hotly anticipated Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong on ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --An upstate New York family was bowled over after a tag sale purchase for a mere $3 turned out to be worth $2.22 million. As CBS 2's Dave Carlin reported, the upstate bargain ...

CHINA (CNN) --An antique Chinese bowl fetched a whopping $38 million at auction on Tuesday. The purchase of the 900-year-old bowl, which was fashioned during the Song dynasty, sets a new auction ...

This post has been corrected. See below for details. An ancient Chinese bowl that dates from the Northern Song dynasty sold for $2.2 million on Tuesday at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. What makes ...

A 15th-century Chinese porcelain bowl sold for $721,800 at a Sotheby’s auction Wednesday It was bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale last year The Chinese artifact is one of only seven such bowls ...

An almost 300-year-old Chinese tea bowl that was bought by a Briton for £20 has been sold for £40,000 at auction. The rare 4-inch white porcelain bowl dates from the reign of Emperor Yongzheng ...

An exceptionally rare 15th-century Chinese antique that wound up at a yard sale has sold for $721,800 at auction by Sotheby’s, exceeding its top estimated sale price of half a million dollars. Bought ...