It is currently Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:54 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 1 post ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:01 am 
Offline
ADMIN
User avatar

Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:30 pm
Posts: 56967
Location: Pomeroy's Wine Bar
'It was like being Indiana Jones and finding the Lost Ark': Scrap metal dealer discovers £20million Faberge egg at a bric-a-brac stall

  • An unidentified American man bought the golden egg at an antiques sale for $13,000 (£8,000)
  • After researching the piece further he discovered it was a $33M (£20M) Faberge egg
  • Ornamental egg is the third of more than 50 Imperial Easter Eggs designed by Carl Faberge for the Russian Royal Family
  • After the Russian Revolution all the eggs were seized by the Bolsheviks and most were sold to the West
  • Eight of them are missing, of which only three are believed to have survived the revolution – including this one
By Larisa Brown and Joshua Gardner
PUBLISHED: 01:03 GMT, 19 March 2014 | UPDATED: 13:41 GMT, 19 March 2014

When a Midwestern scrap metal dealer spotted the golden egg at a bric-a-brac market, he anticipated a money-making opportunity, but only for the value of its gold and jewels.

He just didn’t realise quite how much he would profit on his $13,300 (£8,000) purchase.

After failing to sell it on because would-be buyers thought it over-priced, the man decided to research the piece further – and discovered he was the owner of a $33 million (£20million) long-lost Faberge egg.

Image

Image


.... more at link
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... stall.html

_________________
Image Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 1 post ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 52 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group