With all the news regarding the problems we are all facing in this unprecedented economic climate, Ireland needing the European bail-out, the UK offering financial support, first time home buyers and mortgage approvals being at a 10 year low, there are some that money is not an issue (including Lord Young!)……….
- A rare six-litre bottle of 1947 French Cheval-Blanc Bordeaux wine was sold to a private collector
for $304,375 (£192,000) on Tuesday?
- A rare pink diamond has broken the world record for a jewel sold at auction after a dealer bid over £29 million for the precious stone? Telegraph
- UK agrees to compensate ex-Guantanamo detainees (Unlimited £££’s) (many sources!)
- Divers have found 30 bottles of champagne thought to pre-date the French Revolution on the Baltic seabed; Wine experts estimate each bottle would fetch around 500,000 Swedish kronor or £45,000?
- Oldish news, but a vase found in a house clearance in London has been sold for £43m, thought to be a record for any Chinese artwork!? BBC News
I know the figures or potential figures are mouth watering, but all I can say is get the little ones out metal detecting because…………………
Boy, 3, unearths £2.5m treasure trove on FIRST metal detecting expedition!! Daily Mail