Rare wood sparks buying frenzy at Beijing auctionBEIJING (AFP) – In a packed Beijing auction room, an anonymous buyer shelled out a staggering 32.3 million yuan ($5 million) for a simple wooden bed made of huanghuali, the rarest of exotic woods. A pair of yoke-back armchairs, also part of an 80 piece collection which once was displayed at the Forbidden City, raked […]
