{"id":25676,"date":"2024-02-07T11:52:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T06:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/285-year-old-lemon-from-1739-sells-at-auction-for-nearly-1800\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T11:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T06:22:20","slug":"285-year-old-lemon-from-1739-sells-at-auction-for-nearly-1800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/285-year-old-lemon-from-1739-sells-at-auction-for-nearly-1800\/","title":{"rendered":"285-year-old lemon from 1739 sells at auction for nearly $1,800"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When life gives you lemons, tucking them away for a few centuries may make you a small fortune.<\/p>\n

Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers in Newport, England, put a 285-year-old lemon for auction on Jan. 16 \u2014 and earned nearly $1,800 for it.<\/p>\n

The auction house originally found the 18th-century fruit from 1739 hidden away in a 19th-century cabinet. The cabinet went up for auction, too, but only sold for around $40.<\/p>\n

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Readers can see pictures of the timeworn lemon on Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers’ Instagram page.<\/p>\n

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The 285-year-old lemon (not pictured) miraculously survived after being tucked away in a cabinet. The ancient lemon can be seen on Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers’ Instagram page.<\/span> (iStock \/ iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“We thought we\u2019d have a bit of fun and put [the lemon] in the auction with an estimate of \u00a340-\u00a360,” auctioneer David Brettell said, according to the Sun. Sixty British pounds sterling is equal to roughly 76 U.S. dollars.<\/p>\n

The fruit is a deep-brown color, but remarkably intact. It was carved with the words: “Given by Mr P Lu Franchini Nov 4 1739 to Miss E Baxter.”<\/p>\n

The lemon may have been brought to England as a romantic gift from India, the Sun reported.<\/p>\n

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Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers in Newport, England, sold the fruit at auction last month.<\/span> (Google Maps \/ Google Maps)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

British media described that there was a “bidding war” that drove the final price of the ancient fruit to \u00a31,400, which is just shy of $1,800.<\/p>\n

The lemon is four years older than Thomas Jefferson, who was born in 1743.<\/p>\n

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The French and Indian War, which predated the American Revolution, did not start for another 15 years after the lemon was harvested.<\/p>\n

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The final price of the ancient fruit was \u00a31,400, which is just shy of $1,800.<\/span> (Matt Cardy\/Getty Images\/File \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Sun reported that the fruit sold for \u00a31,100, but the extra costs brought the total to \u00a31,400.<\/p>\n

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It is highly unusual for food to survive three centuries. Brettell was quoted as saying, “You’ll never see an object like this at auction again.”<\/p>\n

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