In 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for £1 at a Scottish car-boot sale and used it as a plant pot; after experts identified it as a 1929 René Lalique piece, Christie’s sold it for £32,450
- Photo credit: www.collectissim.comIn 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for just £1 at a car-boot sale in Dumfries, Scotland, because she liked how it looked.
- She used it as a plant pot without knowing that it was a rare piece by French glass designer René Lalique.
- Later that year, the vase was identified as a valuable 1929 Lalique creation and sold at Christie’s auction house in London for £32,450.
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- Photo credit: www.collectissim.comIn 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for just £1 at a car-boot sale in Dumfries, Scotland, because she liked how it looked.
- She used it as a plant pot without knowing that it was a rare piece by French glass designer René Lalique.
- Later that year, the vase was identified as a valuable 1929 Lalique creation and sold at Christie’s auction house in London for £32,450.
Sources: Times of India