A pensioner from the UK said that once refused from the original paintings by van Gogh, which is now worth 13 million pounds, and instead decided to take the copper bell.
76-year-old gay, the Horrell said that in 1967 it absolutely free suggested a picture called «the Woman in front of farmhouse», but she refused because he was convinced that the picture is not worth a penny.
Well, last week she was sold on European fair of fine arts in Holland for £13 million
In 1967, the relatives of Gaye, Charles and Molly Hill, asked her if she wanted to pick up something from their Staffordshire cottage before they will hold a yard sale.
They got a picture of a woman in front of rural house in 1929 as payment for farm supplies, but convinced gay that «costs nothing».
So the woman chose the brass bell.
Then the painting was sold for £ 4 in the auction house, and then to the store where it was bought in London by a man named Luigi Grasso for 45 pounds.
Grasso noticed that the picture was barely visible signature «Vincent». The picture checked in the van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands and confirmed its authenticity. Since then it passed from hand to hand and up in price until recently, she was sold for 13 million pounds to an unknown buyer.
«Later of course, I’ve read various articles about how much is this painting, but what could I do? said Gaye Horrell edition of the Shropshire Star. Oh, I was so naive, I stayed with a copper bell. But I learned that lesson, albeit the hard way».
