The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 billion USD) — the highest-value object gift in UK museum history.
and China by British businessman Sir Percival David, who lived from 1892 to 1964. His love for China led him to become fluent in Chinese. The collection has been on loan to the museum since 2009 ...
The collection, which has been on loan to the British Museum since 2009, has been donated by the Percival David Foundation. Examples from the collection include the blue-and-white 'David vases ...