Broken teapot bought for â¹1,300 auctioned for â¹5 crore
A broken teapot bought for Â£15 (over â¹1,300) at a general auction in the UK in 2016 has been auctioned for Â£575,000 (over â¹5 crore). The teapot, which had a broken handle and was missing its lid, was discovered to be one of the first-ever made in the US. It was offered at a base price of Â£10,000.