The highest price paid at auction for a piece of Chinese furniture is $1,102,500 (£708,002) for a Ming Dynasty, marble, huanghuali and tielimu standing screen, sold at Christie’s, New York, USA on 19 September 1996. The screen dates from the 17th century and was...
The most expensive potato is an exclusive variety of potato bonnottes de Noirmoutier, grown on the island of Noirmoutier, off the west coast of France, which were sold at auction in Paris, France, for £;2,000 ($3,050) in April 1996. Grown in a special soil mixed with...