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Cowles Syndicate Inc. Antlers were put together to make this German chair in the early 1900s. A pair sold for $1,600 at New Orleans Auction Galleries in March 2012.

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Amaze-ming: Old vase converted into lamp sells for £500k

CRUDE lamp conversion from ancient Ming dynasty sells for over half a million pounds

Amaze-ming: Old vase converted into lamp sold for £500k

CRUDE lamp conversion from ancient Ming dynasty sells for over half a million pounds

Ming vase turned into lamp sells for $881K

DORCHESTER, England, May 15 (UPI) -- A Ming dynasty vase that experts said would have been worth $6.4 million intact sold for $881,320 in Britain because its former owner converted it into a lamp.