CNN —An 18th century bust bought for £5 ($6) nearly 100 years ago by a Scottish town council could sell for more than £2.5 million ($3 million). The bust of landowner and lawmaker John Gordon was sculpted by noted French artist Edmé Bouchardon. Now, local politicians on Invergordon Town Council are weighing up whether to sell the item, described by Sotheby’s as “brilliant in execution,” according to a council report. Despite its illustrious creator, there are few details publicly available about where the bust has been since it was purchased by the council. I found the robes and there was this bust just propping the door open,” she said.

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Persons: John Gordon, Edmé Bouchardon, Sotheby’s, Gordon, Invergordon, Bouchardon, Louis XV, Maxine Smith, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Invergordon, Concorde, Louvre Museum, Getty Center, Inverness Museum, Art Locations: Scottish, Edinburgh, Rome, Paris, Los Angeles, Scotland