It has taken years to decide the fate of the Bouchardon Bust, which was made by French sculptor Edmé Bouchardon in the early 18th century and depicts the late landowner and politician John Gordon.

A $6 piece of marble that was used as a doorstop is actually a treasured 18th century bust of a Scottish politician — and could be worth millions of dollars. The “Bouchardon Bust” — which ...

An 18th-century marble bust previously purchased for just over $6 could now generate $3 million in revenue for a Scotland town in need. French sculptor Edmé Bouchardon created the bust ...

It has taken years to decide the fate of the Bouchardon Bust, which was made by French sculptor Edmé Bouchardon in the early 18th century and depicts the late landowner and politician John Gordon.

The 18th-century Bouchardon Bust was used to keep a shed door open in Scotland in the 1990s. A sculpture bought for just £5 ($6) and used as a doorstop could sell for more than £2.5 million ($3. ...