The number of fans of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is in large numbers. There are many people who still become very emotional hearing Mahatma Gandhi's name and they adore him immensely. According to the information received, a spectacle of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was auctioned recently. This spectacle has been bought by an American man at the auction. It is gold-plated glasses, these glasses were given by his uncle at the time when he was working in South Africa. It was the period between 1910 and 1930.
This spectacle has been auctioned online in the UK and it has been auctioned by the East Bristol Auction Agency. It has been bought by a person for Rs 2.55 crore. The auction time was only 6 minutes. The person who bought the glasses has been identified as a collector in America. Before the auction of glasses, it was expected that it would be sold for more than Rs 14 lakh, but as soon as the bidding started, the auction of glasses went above Rs 2 crore.
According to a report released by the BBC, "Auctioneer Andrew Stowe said it was a new record for East Bristol Auctions and described it as the star lot of the century. After getting the glasses in the envelope, he contacted his boss and explained its importance". Apart from this, the owner of this spectacle says that in 1920, a member of his family met Gandhi during a tour of South Africa and the glasses went from him to the next generation.
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