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Buyers bid big on garden statues believed to be ancient Egyptian relics
A U.K. family selling a variety of items at auction got way more than they bargained for when a pair of statues they believed to be replicas sold for a price that suggests they're actual antiquities.
Source: cbc.ca
Pair of weather-beaten sphinx statues that were used as garden ornaments sell for £195,000
The badly weathered lumps of stone were originally thought to be 18th or 19th century replicas and valued at between £300 and £500 by Mander Auctioneers of Sudbury, Suffolk.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
These Sphinx Patio Ornaments Were Offered for $700 at an English Auction House. Turns Out They're Ancient—and Sold for $265,000
The objects, which sat in the garden of a local couple for 15 years, are believed to be actual ancient Egyptian artifacts.
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Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics worth $265k
Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics worth $265k
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Garden ornament sphinxes valued at £300 found to be from Ancient Egypt and sold for £195,000
A PAIR of garden ornament sphinxes valued at £300 turned out to be from ancient Egypt and sold for £195,000.The badly weathered stone lumps had been
Steven Moore Anglia News Service East Anglia News James Mander Mander Auctioneers East Anglia News Service
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Scruffy garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian Sphinxes worth £195,000 | ITV News
A pair of scruffy garden statues from Suffolk have fetched nearly £200,000 at auction after turning out to be ancient Egyptian Sphinxes. | ITV News Anglia
Source: itv.com
Garden Ornaments Turn Out to Be Genuine Ancient Egyptian Sphinxes Worth $265,500
When a family decided to get rid of their scruffy garden statues, they were surprised to find that the sphinxes were genuine artifacts from Ancient Egypt.
United Kingdom Mander Auctioneers Ancient Egypt James Mander East Anglia Daily Times Country House Sale
Source: newsweek.com
Stone sphinx statues from Suffolk garden fetch £195,000
The auctioneer says the buyers "seemed to think they are actually Egyptian".
Source: bbc.co.uk
Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics
A pair of carved stone statues used as garden ornaments have sold for more than £195,000 (US$265,510) after it was revealed that they were ancient Egyptian relics dating back thousands of years, an auction house has said.
Source: ctvnews.ca