For over a century, a monumental 8ft (2.44m) high Meiji cloisonné vase provided the focal point to one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s oldest restaurants.
And, for over a century it seems no one was aware that this vase was one of the more spectacular works created for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago (also known as the World’s Fair).
The vase will be offered for sale at Clars Auction Gallery of Oakland, California, on February 17 with an estimate of $30,000-50,000.