The Heirloom Worth Half A Million
StoryHistorical Account★★★H. C. Hony, an Englishman, some time ago took an old family heirloom from the wall of his home and sent it to be cleaned of dust and grime. When the cleaners removed the dirt, they were amazed to find the painting was by Thomas Gainsborough, whose “Blue Boy” brought the highest price ever paid for a painting. Hony was told that his painting, long considered no more than a family heirloom, was worth perhaps as much as half a million dollars.
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The point
An old family heirloom, once just dusty décor, turned out to be a valuable Gainsborough painting worth half a million dollars once it was cleaned.
Scripture
Matthew 13:44
Audience
Adults
Tone
Surprising · Inspiring
To tell aloud
under a minute · 25 words