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Garden ornament revealed to be 18th century Chinese cannon worth £100,000 (www.dailypost.co.uk)

by What a Find November 11, 2020, 5:20 pm

A family from Wales who used an old cannon as a garden ornament was stunned to discover the military relic is actually a rare Chinese bronze cannon from the Qianlong period.

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Garden ornament revealed to be 18th century Chinese cannon worth £100,000 (www.dailypost.co.uk)

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