British Museum given its most valuable gift ever with Chinese ceramics

PA MediaTwo 600-year-old David Vases are part of the £1bn gift The British Museum is to receive what is believed to be the highest-value gift ever received by a UK museum with the acquisition of £1bn worth of Chinese ceramics.Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation, which owns the works, are to donate 1,700 pieces following a 15-year loan to the London museum. The charitable foundation represents the late…