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The British Museum has been given a private collection of Chinese ceramics worth about £1bn, the highest-value object donation in UK museum history.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Nov 2024
The British Museum has been given a private collection of Chinese ceramics worth about £1bn, the highest-value object donation in UK museum history.
The 1,700 pieces dating from the third to the 20th century have been given permanently by the trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation. They had been on loan to the London museum since 2009.
It means the British Museum now holds one of the most important collections of Chinese ceramics of any public institution outside the Chinese-speaking world, with approximately 10,000 items.
George Osborne, the chair of the museum, said he was thrilled by the “blockbuster decision”.
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