A middle class family, from Buffalo New York, has recently decided to see if their original Michelangelo painting was worth any money.  ARE YOU SERIOUS?  The family knew of how the paining came into their possession from “Mike” himself, it goes a little something like this:

1) Painting by Michelangelo circa 1545 for a friend Vittoria Colonna

2) Colonna passed the painting to two Catholic Cardinals

3) The cardinals gave it to a German baroness named Villani

4) Villani then willed it to her lady in waiting

5) The lady in waiting gave it to her brother in law

6) The brother in law was the family’s great-grandfather!

Basically the painting was hanging in the Buffalo house till 1970, when an errant tennis ball knocked it off the ledge.  The family then kept it wrapped up behind the couch till this year when they decided to see if it was worth anything.  These are some recent prices

The rare Michelangelo drawings that have come up for sale in recent years have sold for as much as $20 million. And a possible Michelangelo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art could be worth as much as $300 million.

Better call Rick from the silver and gold pawn stars, or maybe the antiques roadshow.  Because we got a winner on our hands, and somebody who decides to just hide a painting like this behind a couch does not deserve to have such a thing.  $300 Million dollars they kept hidden behind a couch!

Via > NYPOST.com.

Faberge Spider Brooch

Faberge Brooch? Let me guess, you were watching Pawn Stars and could not believe when the lady came in with that diamond and platinum encrusted faberge brooch and only wanted $2k and ended up getting $15k? Well like me, you probably went around searching for a price to this bad boy. So, how much is the faberge spider brooch from pawn stars worth? Well I have found it, It turns out the faberge spider brooch is worth an estimated $80k! Thats right $80,000 for the faberge spider Rick paid $15,000 for.

Not a bad day for the silver and gold pawn shop. Rick, the Pawn Stars champ, hit a home run with the faberge brooch.  These are pictures of the Faberge Spider Brooch from the Pawn Stars episode.

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Faberge Spider Brooch Authenticity

Update: There are questions to the Faberge Spider Brooch’s authenticity, is it fake or not?.  Well Faberge has made an official statement to “Time” Magazine stating Faberge believes the Faberge Spider Brooch is NOT a true Faberge.  That it goes against the Faberge jewelry they are known for, and the episode does not show any clear Faberge marking besides the box.  However, the official Faberge records were stolen are are missing since 1917. What do you think, is the Faberge Spider Brooch real? What is the Faberge Spider Brooch Value?

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