Wiltshire statue bought for £300 expected to fetch £10,000

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Oct, 06:13 · Archive

A statue purchased for a few hundred pounds at a Wiltshire reclamation yard is expected to sell for over £10,000 at auction.

A statue acquired from a reclamation yard in Wiltshire for a few hundred pounds is expected to fetch more than £10,000 when it goes to auction.

The discovery highlights the potential value of items found in salvage yards, where the true worth of objects may not be immediately apparent to those browsing or working there.

Wiltshire statue bought for £300 expected to fetch £10,000 — Image: BBC Wiltshire

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'Lost Italian masterpiece' discovered at salvage yardBBC Wiltshire · 3 Oct, 07:11
£300 statue found in salvage yard in Wiltshire could sell for £10,000Gazette & Herald · 3 Oct, 05:00
£300 statue found in salvage yard in Wiltshire could sell for £10,000Wiltshire Times · 3 Oct, 05:00

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