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In 2014, a US scrap dealer found a Fabergé egg among unwanted items; the result revealed a lost imperial treasure worth millions after experts identified its royal historyA US scrap metal dealer bought a decorative egg at a Midwestern flea market in 2014 for about $14,000, hoping to make money from its gold c...- From a $5 painting with a $50 million asking price to a trove valued at $1.35 billion: Five lucky people who discovered forgotten artworks worth a fortuneUnexpected places and artworks worth millions of dollars! This story may sound unbelievable to those who have never been fortunate enough t...
- A Connecticut man’s $30 garage-sale purchase turned out to be a rare Chinese treasure. Only 7 exist worldwide. In 2021, it was sold for $722,000At a yard sale in Connecticut, an antiques lover stumbled upon a rare 15th-century Chinese bowl priced at just $35. After sending images to...
- A tiny Fabergé figure sat forgotten in a New York attic until a family cleanout exposed its royal past; the 20th-century trinket later sold for $5.2 millionThe $5.2 million Fabergé attic discovery therefore stands as more than an auction headline. It is a story about how history can survive in ...
- In 2010, a family clearing an ordinary London-area home found an 18th-century Chinese vase in the attic; it later stunned the auction world at £53 millionIn 2010, a family clearing an ordinary London-area home found an 18th-century Chinese vase in the attic; it later stunned the auction world...
- In the 1980s, rare shells linked to Captain Cook were thrown into a university dumpster; 40 years later, the forgotten collection returned to England's heritage archivesRare shells linked to Captain James Cook nearly vanished in the 1980s. The collection was thrown into a university dumpster, apparently for...
- The Lost Inca City Hiram Bingham Missed: How another explorer found Vilcabamba deep in Peru’s jungleExplorers searched for Vilcabamba, the Inca Empire's final refuge, for decades. Gene Savoy identified ruins at Espíritu Pampa as the likely...
- From a shoe to RBI vault: The journey of the cursed Jacob diamondThe 184.75-carat Jacob Diamond is one of the world’s largest polished diamonds and is known for its unusual journey through Hyderabad’s roy...
- 120 kg of gold, 2 million ancient coins and a rare Confucius portrait found in the tomb of a Chinese emperor who ruled for just 27 days — archaeologists uncover a 2,000-year-old fortune buried with the fallen rulerA 2,000-year-old Chinese tomb linked to Liu He, the emperor who ruled for just 27 days, has revealed more than 2 million ancient bronze coi...
- 1,700 years ago, a Roman commander declared himself emperor in Britain. Now a tiny silver coin found beneath a railway is bringing his forgotten empire back to lifeNearly 1,700 years ago, a Roman naval commander escaped execution, declared himself emperor and carved out a rival Roman empire in Britain ...
- In 1942, a plowman struck something unexpected beneath a wartime field and discovered a hoard of Roman silver hidden for over 1,600 yearsA farmer's plow unearthed a remarkable Roman silver hoard in England. This discovery challenged previous beliefs about Roman Britain's weal...
- For 500 years, most people could never enter this walled city in ChinaAt the heart of Beijing stands the Forbidden City, a vast palace complex that served as the centre of imperial China for centuries. Built t...
- Napoleon's pistols sold for €1.69 million at Fontainebleau auctionTwo pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte intended to use for suicide were sold for €1.69 million at an auction in Fontainebleau. Classified as n...
- When Nehru got request to start a new 'era' named after GandhiWhile the idea did not meet its desired objective, the letter carrying the proposal, however, ended up in the National Archives here.
- Fabergé's new Imperial Egg is a combination of two traditionsPaying homage to the centenary of the last Fabergé Imperial Eggs ever delivered, the brand has crafted a one-of-a-kind egg in collaboration...
- City of 'New Delhi' was named on Dec 31, 1926On December 15, the King and the Queen, the first monarchs to attend their coronation darbar in India, laid two plain foundation stones of ...
- National Archives to display archival gems to kick off 125th-year celebrationsRepository of some of oldest and rarest records this month-long exhibition will throw open National Archives' year-long calendar of activit...
- Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art spring auctions by Christie's fetch over $70 millionThe auction exhibited the continued taste for highly decorated porcelains in the Asian market and the desire for well-provenanced pieces.
- Sotheby's London sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art expected to bring £7.5–11 millionThe auction follows Sotheby’s successful series of sales in Hong Kong and New York, where records were achieved in numerous categories.
- Kerala temple treasure shows India's legendary hunger for goldGeorge Varghese K argues the discovery of treasure from the chambers of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple puts the spotlight on a forgotten histo...
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