Chinese seal draws 15-minute bidding battle and sets €17.5m auction record
A Chinese hardstone imperial seal set a record at Drouot in Paris on when Pierre Bergé & Associés sold this impressively carved 4in (10.5cm) square specimen, inscribed 'Qianlong Yu Bi Zhi Bao', for a hammer price of €17.5m (£14.58m).
Setting a new high for a Chinese seal, it was bought by a Chinese collector after 15 minutes of inte…