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Figured I'd share this and hopefully you all get a laugh
3 years ago I acquired a glass sculpture from an elderly woman whose husband was one of the CEOs of the Hershey Company - I figured, when I get a nice house it'll look nice as a piece in my living room. Fast forward to 3 days ago, someone hinted at the idea that the glass piece could cost money, and maybe take a look..wouldn't hurt right? I said "alright fine ill see what I can find", I took my shot and did a bit of research, and YUP LOL. Turns out, it's a rare 1 of 5 Alessandro Pianon 'Pulcini' bird. A complete set of 5 of these birds is going for $75,000 - and there's barely any of mine available. The last identical bird of mine was sold for ~$11,000, and over the years of them selling, the price has increased dramatically - going from about $3000, to $11,000. Alessandro Pianon was a glass artist in Italy, born in the 1930's and made a few of these sets from 1963-1965 I believe, made with Murano glass, some of the best of the best, dating back thousands of years. andddd I've had this thing sitting on my desk as a paperweight for the last 3 years..WHAT THE **** LOL Guess i'll hold on to it for a little bit more and hope the price keep rising - would be nice to sell and use as a down payment for a house Anyone else have something like this happen to them, or have any special "expensive" items you own and your holding on to? Here's some pics! |
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This guy here. You are a trip.. life is funny, you could have given it away not knowing.
I own a rare ring apparently worth over 70k. I have done very little research so i don't know much about its history. The less i know the better, but gave it to girl once as a gift. She ended up telling me about it... You can guess what I did next. Took that sh't back and dipped. End of that relationship, 90k? Btchhhh plzzzz kiss a dck thinking its yours. |
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simonsuade wrote This guy here. You are a trip.. life is funny, you could have given it away not knowing.hahahaha im dying over here - I would've done the same damn thing.. definitely keep that thing till you're 40 and sell it...you'd get some nice new toys And fr, I had it in a box for a while, looking back I feel bad for abusing it lol - but you're right, almost gave it away 2 years ago not knowing, I'd probably be kms rn if I did |
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| That is genuinely awesome, very rare to see antiques this rare. It looks like a "J" too! |
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simonsuade wrote This guy here. You are a trip.. life is funny, you could have given it away not knowing. this made my morning thank you |
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| whahah thats awesome! |
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simonsuade wrote This guy here. You are a trip.. life is funny, you could have given it away not knowing.damn LOL ya she ain't keeping that |
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| anything antique is worth keeping never give that away |
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| That's insane. I bet it's not on the desk now lol. |
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| I have a babe Ruth card worth 235k and I never knew I was gonna wait longer to sell. It's rising for the price of him. It's insane |
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