BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)Pic EastbourneAuctions/BNPS<br /> <br /> Qing Dynasty stamp of the 18th century Emperor Qianlong.<br /> <br /> Sold for &pound;87,000 - Cracking price paid for broken vase pensioner was taking to a charity shop. <br /> <br /> A pensioner who was about to take a broken vase to charity shop before a sharp eyed auctioneer intervened is celebrating today after it sold for &pound;86,000.<br /> <br /> Anne Beck had inherited the cracked and chipped 12ins tall item from her grandfather who was an antique restorer but he never got round to repairing it.<br /> <br /> The 83-year-old kept it in her garage for years until she put it on the back seat of her car to take it to a charity shop.<br /> <br /> On the way she called in to an auction house valuation day and was persuaded to sell it instead.
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