A family have been turned into millionaires after their ‘TV stand’ proved to be worth &p
A family have been turned into millionaires after their ‘TV stand’ proved to be worth £6.3 million It was owned by an unnamed French engineer living in London who bought the 5ft long box for £100 in 1970 at a private sale without realising its value. After his recent death the antique surfaced during a clearout of his house and was sold at auction. The container, made of cedar wood and gold lacquer, was identified as a lost Japanese chest dating back to 1640. London’s Victoria and Albert Museum had been searching worldwide for it since 1941, the last recording of it. Read on -- source link
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