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Man buys two paintings for $60, discovers they're worth $1.072m; sellers lose
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In a remarkable turn of events in 1996, Carl Rice stumbled upon two oil paintings at an estate sale in Arizona for just $60. After their authenticity was verified, Christie's auctioned these artworks for an astounding $1.072 million. The estate later attempted to reclaim the paintings, arguing a mutual mistake in valuation.
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Man buys two paintings for $60, discovers they're worth $1.072m; sellers lose
TOI WORLD DESK · 10/30/2026, 10:30:00 AM
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