An amazing treasure....an amazing court battle

One of the greatest joys that I have working on my true stories of treasure tales are the amazing stories involved.

During the closing years of World War II, a holocaust survivor named Riven Flamenbaum found an amazing treasure…or was presented an amazing treasure in Germany. He claimed that a Russian Soldier presented him with a small golden tablet, about the size of a credit card.   

While members of the family remember hearing the story differently, Riven was either given this object by a soldier after losing his family during the war or he traded cigarettes for this item.

This 9.5 gram tablet was excavated by German archaeologists from the Ishtar Temple in present day Iraq. Experts state the tablet is from around 1230 B.C. during the reign of King Tukulti-Ninura I of Assyria. It was on display in Berlin in 1934 but was later put in storage and disappeared during the war.

Riven reportedly showed this tablet to Christie’s auction house in 1954 but that it was declared a fake. From that point on, Mr. Flamenbaum only stored this item keeping it hidden away in a safety deposit box. The current value of this tablet is reported to be $10 million.

The estate of Riven Flamenbaum is now fighting for the right to keep this item in New York State’s Court of Appeals.

NOTE: The Court of Appeals has come back with a decision. This tablet must be returned to Berlin’s Vorderasiatisches Museum as this item is considered an item looted during the war and rightfully belongs to the museum.

 http://news.yahoo.com/berlin-museum-seeks-return-ancient-gold-tablet-051519395.html

A treasure as big as show business?

Good Day,

Many people do not believe our claim of "enough treasures within 10 miles of where you reside now that could make you wealthy." Weekly someone tells us "I live in a big city, I can't go prospecting and dig up someone's parking lot looking for gold, jewels, or etc."

Another fabulous treasure has been unearthed in Los Angeles (USA) and a rather unconventional treasure indeed.

A sale was made concerning physician's notes and x-rays of the late actress Marilyn Monroe. For decades, historians have debated whether Marilyn has had cosmetic surgery. These items seem to show that she did have some cosmetic surgery. These items are dated the 7th of June, 1962 and show that she visited a doctor after a fall concerning her nose and a possible fracture.

Sadly, Marilyn would pass away two months later.

How much is this treasure be worth?

The auction closed with a final price of $25,600 which many consider is undervalued.


http://news.yahoo.com/marilyn-monroe-plastic-surgery-notes-x-rays-auction-125254415.html

Is something in your attic worth $5.2 million?

The attic of George and Betty Davis held an amazing secret. Forgotten in a corner a group of executors found a rare Faberge figure that recently sold at auction for $5.2 million. An unassuming wooden box held a hardstone portrait figure of Nikolai Nikolaievich Pustynnikov, who was a personal Cossack bodyguard to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna during the reign of the Czars in Russia.

 This figure has elegant “little sapphires in the eyes, painted gold trim, gold braid, and inlayed enameled double-headed imperial eagles."

Tsar Nicholas II commissioned the famed artisans to produce the figure for his wife, Empress Alexandra in 1912, only a short time before the revolution that led to the fall of the Romanov family.
Just 50 figures were known to have been carved by Faberge; the rarity of such figures is close to that of the Imperial Easter Eggs. 

A bill of sale shows that the figure was acquired by famed collector Armand Hammer and then in December 1934 the antique was sold to Mr. George Davis for $2250.  Recently, this was purchased at an auction by U.K. based Wartski Jewelers for a total price of $5,980,000 (including auction fees).

How many decades this figure was boxed and forgotten in an attic is unknown.  How many amazing treasures are lying forgotten in attics and garages is unknown but their value must run into the billions of dollars……

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/figurine-found-in-attic-sells-for--5-million-214652285.html;_ylt=A2KLOzJeOXlSqFUAQaDQtDMD 

A treasure languishing for millions of years!!!!

Could that pile of rocks hold a greater treasure underneath?

From an early age, Dinosaurs have really fascinated me. One of my first memories (probably around the age of 2 years old) I remember looking up at an enormous Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton at my local museum.

We have recently seen an interesting treasure concerning Dinosaurs and fossils…could an amazing fossil treasure be near you?

I was fascinated to learn that Dinosaur fossils have been discovered in nearly every country in the world. Could an amazing fossil be underneath your feet right now?

In Montana (U.S.A.) in 2006, landowners discovered an amazing find. What looked like a jumble or rocks exposed by the elements turned out to be a once in a lifetime find.

Millions of years ago a Juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex attacked a Ceratopsian (a dinosaur species not unlike a Triceratops).  While the fight likely started over a T-Rex meal, it likely turned into a titanic battle very quickly.The fight must have been long and intense as both creatures succumbed to their injuries and were buried after falling.

What could such a fossil be worth? The estimate is a starting bid of $9 million!

These landowners were sitting on a magnificent treasure for years. Have you looked around your home or property for a priceless treasure?

If you looked into fossils found near you I bet you would be amazed…..

-Nathan

A priceless treasure languishing in the attic.....

For decades the authenticity of a painting entitled "Sunset at Montmajour" was questioned. Many believed it was the work of Vincent van Gogh but experts believed it was the work of a lesser known artist.

This painting was purchased by a Norweigan collector and was stored in an attic for decades gathering dust. Only recently have experts analyzed the painting and discovered that it is indeed the work of Vincent van Gogh.

...all those years that passed in which a priceless painting languished in an attic.

What is this painting worth? Experts don't agree on anything but the price would be high......

Have you searched your attic lately?

-J.v.W.

A treasure hunter of a different breed...literally....

Near the town of Stolpe in the German countryside, two men cautiously watched a badger dig a den. Upon looking inside the den, the two men spied a pelvic bone.

The men pushed a camera gingerly into the den and took some pictures which also revealed some jewelry.

The two men contacted authorities who found a remarkable find. Once excavation started a large find of weapons, jewelry, bowls, and belt buckles was noted.

Archaeologists believe that this is a 12th century burial ground of 7 or 8 people. Based on their burial goods, at least two were warlords or warriors.

One of the warriors was buried with a bronze bowl near his feet. This bowl was used for washing hands and was a sign of his nobility. He also had a double edged sword and a peculiar belt buckle in the shape of the “omega” letter. Life was probably violent as the bones showed evidence of previous broken bones from sword wounds and falling from horses.

Another interesting find at that location consisted of a woman with a coin in her mouth. Archaeologists believe this custom was for the deceased to use that coin to pay a boatman to transport them across a river that separates the living world from the world of the dead.

If this treasure lay hidden for centuries only to be found by a badger, what could be laying hidden near you?

http://news.yahoo.com/dig-badger-unearths-medieval-treasure-113529491.html

Trash or treasure?

What is the most expensive item found in the trash?

Recently, an 1, 800 year old stone carving of a head of a Roman god was found in an old trash heap. This find was announced on July 3rd by Archaelogists in The United Kingdom.

The 8 inch tall statue head was probably thrown into the trash in the fourth century during the abandonment of the fort.

Who was this Roman god? Sources are scant and theories abound however this head bears a resemblance to other pieces portraying "Antenociticus."

Found by an undergraduate student near the old Roman fort, this stone head is worth "literally tens of thousands of pounds."

My grandfather found a diamond ring while dropping off items at a garbage dump, so you never know where you may find treasure....

-Nathan

www.livescience.com/37961-stone-head-unearthed-in-garbage-pit.html