Tianjin 'Porcelain House' will go under the hammer 天津百亿"瓷房子"将拍卖
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A private museum known as the Porcelain House in Tianjin is set to go under the hammer on August 8.
The old house decorated with more than 400 million pieces of ancient Chinese ceramic chips and over 13,000 ancient Chinese porcelain vases, plates and bowls, is set to be part of a debt auction, with an initial price being set at 140 million yuan.
Porcelain House is a French style villa with a history of over 100-years, located next to the house of legendary Chinese military figure Zhang Xueliang.
The Porcelain House, created by an antiques collector, has become one of Tianjin's most popular tourist attractions.
The museum itself is said to be valued at close to 10 billion yuan.
天津百亿“瓷房子”将拍卖 神秘富豪主人卷入离奇纠纷
4层小洋房，外墙、房顶、窗棂、门楣，所有能看到的部分全被瓷片和瓷器覆盖。沿屋顶房脊有一条龙形雕塑，长逾百米蜿蜒而下，龙身亦全用瓷片裹成。
这座上百年的法式“瓷房子”，位于天津市和平区赤峰道64号，因其主人的独特装饰，变成了当地一景。
但是，自诞生之日起，瓷房子就被质疑“破坏历史旧貌”、“装饰俗气”等。最近，瓷房子因其主人身陷借贷官司，法院宣布将被拍卖。6月29日，天津市东丽区人民法院发布公告，将于7月22日拍卖“瓷房子”，起拍价为1.4亿多元，几日后将拍卖时间推迟到8月8日。
拍卖底价是东丽区法院委托一家评估公司对瓷房子做出的评估价，并不包括瓷房子上面的瓷片价值。而由瓷房子的主人张连志委托的评估公司，给出的评估价高达近98亿元，其中瓷片的价值被评估为94亿多元。
按照此前双方签订的一份执行和解协议，张连志需要在拍卖前，将瓷房子上的所有瓷片清理干净，配合拍卖。目前，瓷房子的外观未有变化。