We recently unveiled our 2025 Color of the Year, Cosmic Cobalt, a brilliant blue with shimmering flecks of gold. Connected to nature, global design, and craftsmanship, cobalt is deeply rooted in ...

The owner's late father, a surgeon, acquired the vintage vase in the 1980s for just a few hundred pounds, ... The 2ft tall cobalt blue vase is delicately enamelled in bright gold and silver.

The blue-glazed vase had been estimated to sell at auction for between £100,000-£150,000. ... "The rich cobalt blue is often referred to as 'sacrificial blue', ... Antiques; Related internet links.

An "extremely rare" 18th Century Chinese vase bought in the 1980s for a few hundred pounds and kept in a kitchen has sold for £1,449,000. The 2ft (60cm) blue-glazed, silver and gilt vase was ...