She took the 6ins gilt-bronze Green Tara figurine to an expert and was told it could be worth up to £8,000.
But in an auction in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, it fetched £19,220.
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Bargain hunter strikes gold after statue bought at car boot sale sells for
02 March 2016
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A STATUE bought for
A bargain hunter spotted the 16th century statue of a Tibetan goddess on a bric-a-brac table.
She took the 6ins gilt-bronze Green Tara figurine to an expert and was told it could be worth up to £8,000.
But in an auction in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, it fetched £19,220.
She took the 6ins gilt-bronze Green Tara figurine to an expert and was told it could be worth up to £8,000.
But in an auction in Wisborough Green, West Sussex, it fetched £19,220.
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