Silver flask withdrawn from auction after Chinese government intervention

A silver hunting flask taken from the Summer Palace when it was sacked by British troops in 1860 during the Second Opium War, which was due to be auctioned tomorrow (July 6), has now been withdrawn.

Following a letter sent by the office of Yuanming Yuan (The Old Summer Palace) in Beijing to Alastai…

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