Would You Use This Vase For Flowers?

...maybe not.

This 18th century lotus vase just sold for $1.6 MILLION -- more than 320 times its appraised estimate.

Yow. 

Many copies were made -- the markings make this piece valuable.

And it was just hiding quietly in a New England family's home, where it had been for generations.

Find out more here.  (Skinner Auctions)

Wow, Asian antique ceramics have been SKYROCKETING in value lately. The really good ones, that is. Like anything else, look for markings, condition and workmanship -- and the unusual.