A woman combines a diamond of $ 3 million with a toy (photos)
A treasure saved in extremis.A few days ago, a British mother aged 70 embarked on a large cleaning of her house located in Northumberland.By searching in her old things to sort it out, the sixty -something man falls on a jewelry box.Inside, "trustee without values", she believes: her alliance, some costume jewelry, and a stone that she thinks she is a toy.
Decided to unclutter her home, she therefore brings everything together in a poubelle bag, direction the dumpster.But a benevolent neighbor intercepts him and advises him to entrust his discoveries to a specialized company in order to assess the value.Although unconvinced to be able to get some money from it, the owner accepts.On the spot, the auctioneer also thinks to face an imitation: a synthetic stone made up of cubic zirconia, often used to imitate diamonds.However, he decides to send the jewelry to a more experienced office in London, then to Antwerp (Belgium).
And there, amazement!Specialists discover that it is actually a real raw precious stone of 34 carats estimated at nearly $ 3 million, the greatest value ever received by the assessor ".The diamond will be auctioned on November 30 in London.According to the BBC relayed by The New York Post, the old lady, who prefers to remain anonymous, is a great follower of garage sales and regularly buys trinkets and small treasures whose value she often ignores.Morality of history: never bazard his old things without having them evaluated.
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