Mahatma Gandhi's glasses sold for 260,000 pounds in UK auction
Mahatma Gandhi's glasses sold for 260,000 pounds in UK auction
(Dunya News) – Gold-plated glasses worn by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi has been sold in UK auction for £260,000.
“We found them just four weeks ago in our letterbox, left there by a gentleman whose uncle had been given them by Gandhi himself,” East Bristol Auctions wrote on Instagram on Friday.
“An incredible result for an incredible item! Thanks to all those who bid,” the post added.
Gandhi had given the glasses to the vendor’s uncle while he was working for British Petroleum in South Africa during the 1920s or 30s, the auction house stated.
