The closet in which it was found was sold for several times cheaper.
A 285-year-old lemon found in an old cabinet drawer was sold at auction in England for $1,780.
About it writes UPI.
Auctioneers Brettells in Shropshire said the 19th-century cabinet was brought to the auction house by a family who claimed it belonged to a deceased uncle.
A technician was taking photographs of a cabinet for sale when a lemon was discovered in the back of the drawer.
It was inscribed: “Presented by Mr. P. Lou Franchini, November 4, 1739, to Miss E. Baxter.”
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The auction house decided to try to sell the aged lemon, and workers were shocked when they paid a high price of $1,780 for it.
Meanwhile, the cabinet sold for just $40.
Let us remind you that recently in Vienna Lost painting by Gustav Klimt discovered. Its cost is shocking.
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2024-02-01 12:15:00
