We hear of weird items being sold on auction all the time, from Britney Spears used chewing gum to toast eaten by celebrities. But when it comes to antiques you are talking a lot of money and there are some strange purchases that have taken place over the years.
Antique shops line the streets throughout the world offering unique and stunningly restored and preserved items from yesteryear. Sometimes you have to wonder why someone would pay so much money for these items, some of them just look like a silver plate or a vase you would find in your grand parents home, but they all have value and are exceptional investments.
Germain Soup Tureen
A Germain soup tureen went for just shy of £6.5 million at auction. The tureen was made for Louis XV and was made from solid silver. The tureen was adorned in beautiful decorations of fish, vegetables and fowl. But still what could you do with a piece like this, you cant enjoy a bowl of soup from a £6.5 million tureen, so it is a display item you can keep at home and boast about how much you paid for it.
Antique shops line the streets throughout the world offering unique and stunningly restored and preserved items from yesteryear. Sometimes you have to wonder why someone would pay so much money for these items, some of them just look like a silver plate or a vase you would find in your grand parents home, but they all have value and are exceptional investments.
Germain Soup Tureen
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A Germain soup tureen went for just shy of £6.5 million at auction. The tureen was made for Louis XV and was made from solid silver. The tureen was adorned in beautiful decorations of fish, vegetables and fowl. But still what could you do with a piece like this, you cant enjoy a bowl of soup from a £6.5 million tureen, so it is a display item you can keep at home and boast about how much you paid for it.
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