Marble Sculpture Bought for $6 and Used as Doorstop Could Make Over $3M at Auction

Mar. 15, 2025

The ‘Bouchardon Bust’.Photo:SWNS

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A marble sculpture bought for $6 and used as a doorstep could be about to make a fortune.

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“A few people have joked, ‘You should have taken it home when you saw it,’ " Maxine Smith, who found the item, told theBBCin October 2023.

According to the council, earlier this year, the artwork was valued in excess of $3 million.

The ‘Bouchardon Bust’.SWNS

In January, Highland Council announced its intention to sell the bust and asked the community’s thoughts on the proposal, stating that any proceeds would help finance the Invergordon Common Good Fund, which is used for projects that benefit local communities.

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Highland Council told PEOPLE they received approval to sell the art piece on Thursday, Nov. 7.

The bust was previously displayed in The Louvre in Paris and at The Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

source: people.com