article_snippet: A small beaker bought with a job lot of pottery for under £100 has sold for a whopping £45,000 after A small beaker bought with a job lot of pottery for under £100 was found to be an incredibly rare piece of porcelain.
article_snippet: the small cup was bought by accident by a lucky dealer who snapped up a tray-load of pieces because he liked another item on it.
article_snippet: contained a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 .
article_snippet: Despite this, the auctioneers remained cautious and gave a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 an estimate of just £100-£200 ahead of just £100-£200 sale.
article_snippet: It is believed a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 once made up a high quality dining set for a wealthy family and would have been akin using cut glass crystal.
article_snippet: Estimate: Cautious auctioneers at Peter Wilson valued the incredibly rare beaker at between £100 and £200 . 'a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 would have been used for practical purposes back in the day.
article_snippet: a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 was a status symbol, a bit like getting out your best crystal while entertaining today. '
article_snippet: A local dealer bought a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 in a tray-lot of items.
article_snippet: I have never handled an item that is rarer than a very rare beaker (pictured) that ended up selling for £45,000 and probably never will.'
highlights_snippet: The three-inch tall beaker turned out to be a very rare piece of porcelain .
  
highlights_snippet: Auctioneers thought the small cup would sell for between £100 and £200 .