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Marie Antoinette’s mirror hung in toilet fetches £10k – BBC News
The last queen of France’s mirror had been hanging in a downstairs toilet for 40 years.
image copyrightEast Bristol Auctions
image captionIt was sold to an anonymous UK-based collector for £8,500 hammer price, £10,000 including buyer’s premium
A mirror that once belonged to the last queen of France and had been hanging in a family bathroom for 40 years has sold at auction for £10,000.
Auctioneer Andy Stowe said although it bore a plaque referencing Marie Antoinette, the owners “thought it was a bit of fun, and probably not true”.
As a consequence, it had been nailed to the wall of…
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