# She bought a glass vase for £1 at Scottish car-boot sale, used it as a plant pot; it sold for £32,450

- Source: Times of India
- Published: 2026-10-18T09:28:20+00:00
- Category: World
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In 2008, a woman bought a glass vase for just £1 at a car-boot sale in Dumfries, Scotland, and used it as a plant pot. She later discovered it was a rare 1929 creation by French designer René Lalique. After experts valued it at £25,000 on Antiques Roadshow, the vase sold at Christie’s in London for £32,450.

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