It exceeded the estimated price to achieve $ 340,000
Gandhi's glasses ... a "historical discovery" sold at auction
Gandhi gave the glasses in the 1920s to the seller's uncle. Archives
Round glasses that were wearing the symbol of the struggle for Indian independence, Mahatma Gandhi, were sold during an auction in Britain for 260,000 pounds ($ 340,000), as announced by the East Bristol auction house.
The estimated price of the gold-coated round sunglasses ranged between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds (13,000 and 20,000 dollars).
It was placed in an envelope in the mailbox of the East Bristol Auction House.
"A colleague of mine grabbed the envelope and tore it apart, and found a message with the words (These glasses were for Gandhi, call me)," Andrew Stowe, an auction commissioner, told Sky News.
Stowe pointed out that after contacting the seller, “We conducted inspections and searches, after which we concluded that we are facing a historical discovery.
The auction house explained on its website that Gandhi "often gave his old glasses or those he wanted to dispose of to people in need, or to those who helped him."
The glasses sold at the auction were given by Gandhi in the 1920s to the seller's uncle as a "token of thanks for a good gesture" made by the man.
The seller nearly “fell on the ground” upon being informed of the estimated value of the parcel.