A prized Chinese vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ... Yet it went on to become the most expensive piece of Chinese porcelain ever to come on to the market - eventually.

If you want to explore some of the most exquisite pieces of pottery in history and some of the most expensive vases, you’ll have to go back hundreds of years to the golden age of Chinese ceramics.

A vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ended up selling for an astonishing £53million after being stored in an attic for 40 years.