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|    Janis Kracht to All    |
|    Fabrege figure    |
|    06 Nov 13 16:42:52    |
      Hi all,              I read this today on one of the journals I get in my inbox, absolutely       incredible figurine..              For those of you unfamiliar with this section of NYS, Rhinebeck NY is the home       of what I'd call NY state's "old money".. really very very old, and needless       to say, wealthy.              Kovels.com sent me this in a newsletter:              "A Faberge hardstone figure was found last summer during a search of the attic       of a Rhinebeck, N.Y., house included in an estate. A small, plain box was       opened and inside was the rare carved figure sitting on silk lining labeled       with the Faberge emblem. A December 1934 bill of sale from Hammer Galleries       was also found. Armand Hammer bought many Russian treasures with the help of       the Soviet government, which needed cash in the 1930s. The 7-inch-high figure       of the bodyguard to Empress Alexandra was made of jasper, sapphires, nephrite,       sardonyx, purpurine, gold, enamel and cachalong (a type of opal). It was       estimated at $500,000 to $800,000 but sold for a record $5,980,000. The buyer       was a Russian jeweler who buys for his store and for private clients. The       auction was held Oct. 26, 2013, by Stair Galleries in Hudson, N.Y."              https://tinyurl.com/mde7gcg              $5,980,000! Outrageously beautiful figurine.. for pictures, check out       the URL above.              Of course, the attic of our 1850's house was empty when we bought this house       in Ithaca, NY... but as far as old $$ goes, 1850's would be considered "new       kids on the block" :)              Take care,       Janis              --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1        * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38)    |
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