LONDON (AFP) - A pair of gold-plated glasses worn by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi has sold in Britain for £260,000 (S$470,000), the auction house said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - A pair of gold-plated glasses worn by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi has sold in Britain for £260,000 , the auction house said.
"We found them just four weeks ago in our letterbox, left there by a gentleman whose uncle had been given them by Gandhi himself," East Bristol Auctions wrote on Instagram late on Friday after the sale.Gandhi was known for giving out old or unwanted pairs to those in need or those who had helped him.
The non-violent protester gave the glasses to the vendor's uncle while he was working for British Petroleum in South Africa during the 1920s or 30s, said the auction house.Auctioneer Andrew Stowe told Sky News earlier this month that the vendor had told him:"If they're no good, just throw them away."
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