Stunning treasures people didn't know they owned
lovemoney staff
04 May 2021
Treasure sat right under people's noses
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Dead man's treasure hidden in abandoned furniture: $30,000
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Dead man's treasure hidden in abandoned furniture: $30,000
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The René Lalique vase that was dumped in the loft: $51,600
Courtesy BBC
The René Lalique vase that was dumped in the loft: $51,600
Courtesy BBC
The doorstop that turned out to be a meteorite: $100,000
Courtesy Central Michigan University
The doorstop that turned out to be a meteorite: $100,000
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The Roman planter found in a decrepit garden: $107,800
Courtesy Duke's
The Roman planter found in a decrepit garden: $107,800
Courtesy Duke's
Two gold bars found in grandmother's sheets: $102,200
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Two gold bars found in grandmother's sheets: $102,200
Courtesy Rouillac Auctioneers
The lost Aboriginal painting hanging in a government office: $115,000
Courtesy Art Gallery NSW
The lost Aboriginal painting hanging in a government office: $115,000
Courtesy Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
A rare Chinese vase found in a house clearance: $260,000
Courtesy Diamond Mills and Co.
A rare Chinese vase found in a house clearance: $260,000
Courtesy Diamond Mills and Co.
The Avant-Garde masterpiece spotted in the Stuart Little movie: $270,000
Courtesy Columbia Pictures
The Avant-Garde masterpiece spotted in the Stuart Little movie: $270,000
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Star Wars toys left in a garage: $330,000
Courtesy Aston's Auctioneers
Star Wars toys left in a garage: $330,000
Courtesy Aston's Auctioneers
The Old Master painting discovered in a spare room: $655,000
Courtesy Holloways of Banbury/PD
The Old Master painting discovered in a spare room: $655,000
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The tired old blanket found in a closet: $1.5 million
Courtesy Loren Krytzer
The tired old blanket found in a closet: $1.5 million
Courtesy PBS
An 18th-century bust propping open a shed: $1.7 million
Courtesy High Life Highland
An 18th-century bust propping open a shed: $1.7 million
Courtesy High Life Highland
The missing antique cabinet gracing a pizza joint: $1.8 million
Courtesy Assembly Rooms York
The missing antique cabinet gracing a pizza joint: $1.8 million
Courtesy Sotheby's
The gift that turned out to be a Canaletto: $2.4 million
University of Aberdeen
The gift that turned out to be a Canaletto: $2.4 million
University of Aberdeen
The Constable hanging under the stairs: $2.8 million
Courtesy Sotheby's
The Constable hanging under the stairs: $2.8 million
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The dining room Rembrandt nobody liked: $3.7 million
Courtesy Nye & Company
The dining room Rembrandt nobody liked: $3.7 million
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The museum-quality Japanese chest used as a TV stand: $7.6 million
Courtesy Rijksmuseum
The museum-quality Japanese chest used as a TV stand: $7.6 million
Courtesy Rijksmuseum
Long-lost Cimabue found hanging in kitchen: $26.5 million
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Long-lost Cimabue found hanging in kitchen: $26.5 million
Courtesy Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi
Three exquisite Ming vases used as umbrella stands: up to $64.4 million
Courtesy Duke's
Three exquisite Ming vases used as umbrella stands: up to $64.4 million
Courtesy Bainbridges Auctions
Three exquisite Ming vases used as umbrella stands: up to $64.4 million
Courtesy Christie's
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