For most Brits the average garden furniture comprises of sun loungers, dining and patio sets, and also bbqs. Several homeowners decide to decorate their back gardens with top quality chairs, hammocks and parasols yet one family from North Yorkshire used a marble statue as a garden ornament, with no knowledge it was worth millions of pounds.

The second century Roman Imperial sculpture was used to decorate the garden at a Georgian country home. However to the owners’ dismay, the artefact was really worth a lot of money than initially realised and it has just recently sold in an auction for £12.2 million.

Typical garden benches are excellent in a garden simply because they supply seating space for guests as well as a lovely feature point. The statue however, that is over 4ft tall, was eventually moved inside after the extent of the item’s value was discovered and it also was recognised as being an old treasure. The family has just believed that it is a piece of contemporary artwork it was proven to staff as just being a part of the estate furniture.

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