Posted on 06/07/2019 10:28:25 PM PDT by ETL
Philip Stapleton was perusing a thrift sale in the U.K.
when he came across a painting he liked so much, he spent nearly $300 on it, even though he assumed it was fake.
But after doing some research and talking to experts, the 52-year-old antique collector may have made the purchase of a lifetime – an original work by Pablo Picasso.
Stapleton said that he spent $293, even though he believed it to be fake because he "loved the picture," SWNS reports.
Acting on a whim, Stapleton took it to Brighton and Hove Auction House, where he received the potentially good news.
“It is so exciting - one of our regular buyers came into the auction house with what he felt was a picture that had Picasso on it - he didn’t know that it was anything special," Brighton and Hove Auctions general manager Rosie May said in comments obtained by SWNS. ..."
“So if this is the genuine article, it’s never been seen before and we’re talking life-changing sums of money for the owner.
It’s an exciting time for us because we do this business to help people.”
The painting is set to go up for auction later this month.
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