Couple Finds 50-year-old Safe Hidden in Kitchen Wall
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Year Discovered: 2015
Est. Value: $52,000*
A couple in Phoenix, Arizona was renovating their kitchen when they discovered an unusual safe hidden behind the kitchen wall. When they opened the box, they discovered not just $50,000 and wine, but also instructions for a treasure hunt. The $100 bills were joined by a bottle of 1960s bourbon. The last book in the safe was E.F. Schumacher’s 1977 novel A Guide for the Perplexed. The book contained defined passages as well as a map of Arizona and a Bingo card with numbers outlined. So far, the couple has been unable to decipher the convoluted series of hints.
Couple Finds 50 Year Old Safe Hidden In Kitchen Wall
One-Of-A-Kind Qing Dynasty Vase Discovered in Attic
Location: Paris, France
Year Discovered: 2018
Est. Value: $19 million*
When homeowners in France were cleaning up their attic, they discovered an ornately decorated, lovely porcelain vase. The vase had gone undiscovered for years, but when the couple discovered it, they had it appraised at Sotheby’s in Paris. Sotheby’s discovered that the vase was an actual Qing Dynasty work of art and valued it between $590,000 and $825,000. This hidden gem, however, would go on to sell for far more than its worth, with an auction buyer scooping it up for a winning offer of $19 million. To command that price, this artwork had to be genuinely one-of-a-kind.
One Of A Kind Qing Dynasty Vase Discovered In Attic
