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An astute art historian suffering through Stuart Little discovers a lost Hungarian art masterpiece being used as a prop in the background of Stuart Little.
Read the full story here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpiece
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Which would inspire anyone to go out and hit the flea market, reputedly the scrap dealer was about to melt it down for the precious metals before discovering it's provenance:
Of interest, a list of the ones that are still recorded as missing:
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lost_Faberg%C3%A9_eggs
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A 6 lb gold nugget found in Butte County, California, sells for around $400,000, around 4 times it's actual gold value (nuggets have a higher "curiosity" value and so sell for more").
Links: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gold-nugget-sells-anonymous-buyer-20141027-story.html & http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/26/giant-gold-nugget-found-in-california-finds-secret-buyer/
- Thanks Ryan for that one
Note how the seller is keeping the location & his identity a secret. Smart man.
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A rather intriguing find at an antique store, and curiously postulated provenance:
Link: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-06/13/leonardo-da-vinci-skull
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"Retired businessman Derek McLennan found more than 100 objects, including solid gold jewellery, on church land last month"
Read the full article here: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/13/-sp-metal-detector-enthusiastic-viking-treasure-hoard-scotland