A resident of the UK in the 1980s bought at a flea market for only $ 13 fake diamond ring. A few decades later, a random purchase made this Briton a millionaire.
It turned out that the diamond in the ring was herebyand weighing as much as 26 carats. The ring was sold at Sotheby’s in 2017 for $847,667.
The seller of the valuable lot wished to remain anonymous. However, she said that the idea to put the ring up for sale was given to her by a jeweler.
The fact is that the British wore a ring from a flea market for many years. And the master drew attention to the fact that stone does not fade. This could not be with ordinary jewelry. After checking, it turned out that the ring contained a real diamond weighing 26 carats.
According to Jessica Wyndham, head of jewelry at Sotheby’s in 2017, the setting and cut of the diamond are not standard for modern stones. That is why it was difficult to recognize the true value in the jewelry.
As it turned out, the diamond was in silver cut 19th century. “When we think of diamonds, we think of the modern cut, the brilliance. But the silver was tarnished and there was probably a bit of dirt on it. These diamonds were made for candlelight, not our artificial white light,” Windham explained.
Earlier, GLOBAL HAPPENINGS also told how an American made a millionth fortune by selling ordinary stones. Gary Dahl’s business idea is still called both a brilliant scam and an all-time successful marketing ploy.
Source: Obozrevatel
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