Thrift shopping for hidden treasures might not bring teapots to mind, but some are surprisingly valuable. A lucky find at a garage sale or tucked away in family storage could be worth a small fortune ...

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'There was a proud Teapot, proud of being made of porcelain, proud of its long spout and its broad handle," wrote Hans Christian Andersen. His teapot was queen of the tea table (and a bit of a snob). ...

Pottery stores along Yingge Old Street (鶯歌老街) no longer sell teapots made by Tseng Tsai-wan (曾財萬) these days. “They’re too expensive. A single teapot fetches up to NT$70,000 these days,” he says, ...