A woman acquired a wooden chair from a trash shop for £5 (RS 500) and sold it for £16,250 at an auction (Rs 16.4 lakh). The woman purchased the chair in a store in UK, without knowing that it was a rare design. She kept it in her house , later on once her friend came home noticed it and asked about it with her but she is aware of it. Later it was known that the chair made by famous artist kiriman moser for one school in 19th century. Koloman Moser, a well-known Austrian painter, designed the chair in 1902. Moser was a member of the Vienna Secession, a group of artists that opposed established aesthetic trends. The chair is a contemporary take on a conventional ladder back chair from the early 20th century. The webbing on the seat and back of the chair has a checkerboard-like grid that serves as a decorative feature. After knowing those things she decided to sell the chair through auction . The chair was purchased over t...
