CNN —A sculpture bought for just £5 ($6) and used as a doorstop could sell for more than £2.5 million ($3.2 million) after a Scottish court gave the green light for its sale.
In 1998, the bust was found being used to keep open a shed door on an industrial park, according to the Highland Council.
In a May report on the proposed sale, the Highland Council said a private overseas buyer had contacted auction house Sotheby’s and put forward an offer of more than £2.5 million.
Following a public consultation earlier this year, members of a council committee recommended that the bust should be sold.
By June, the wider council had agreed to the proposal, the spokeswoman told CNN.
Persons:
Edmé Bouchardon, John Gordon, Gordon, “, Invergordon, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Scottish Highlands, region’s Highland Council, Highland Council, Getty Museum, ” CNN, Central Michigan University
Locations:
Tain, Invergordon, Paris, Los Angeles