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Marble Doorstopper Bought for 6 Dollars Sells for Over 3 Million

Marble Doorstopper Bought for 6 Dollars Sells for Over 3 Million
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World November 13, 2024 12:40

scotland - A marble statue bought for £5 and used as a doorstopper in a shed is now valued at over £2.5 million.

The bust was created in the early 18th century by French sculptor Edmé Bouchardon and depicts the late landowner and politician Sir John Gordon. Gordon, known as the 'founder of Invergordon', a village in the Scottish Highlands, was purchased by the council of the village back then for a mere 5 pounds, and the council agreed to place the statue in the town hall.

However, the statue was never displayed and went missing. It was discovered in 1998 serving as a doorstopper of a sliding door at an industrial estate in Balintore.

The statue was eventually recognized for its true value. In 2016, it was loaned to the Louvre in Paris and the following year to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

A private foreign buyer has now made an offer of over 2.5 million pounds for the doorstopper, equivalent to almost 3 million euros. The anonymous buyer is willing to have a museum-quality replica made to be displayed in Scotland.

After various legal battles over ownership and selling rights, the legal dilemma has been resolved, and the statue is allowed to go to a new owner.

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