Newport zesty bidding war sees 285-year-old lemon fetch £1.4K

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Newport zesty bidding war sees 285-year-old lemon fetch £1.4K
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Inspiring thoughts of Valentine's Day it is believed to be a love token brought from India in 1739.

The dried out lemon is thought to have been a love token brought back from India in 1739A zesty and unlikely bidding war has seen a lemon that is nearly 300 years old fetch more than £1,000 at auction.

The lemon has inscriptions carved in it stating it was given by Mr P Lu Franchini Nov 4 1739 to Miss E Baxter. Mr Brettell said the ancient citrus fruit was discovered in the bottom drawer of a 19th century chest salvaged during a house clearance.It is thought to have been a love token and sold for £1,416 after a bidding war

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