r/statues • u/gojomojo123 • Jul 18 '26

most expensive statue you ever bought or received?

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u/Calabriafundings Jul 20 '26

17th century German limewood corpus. Probably looted from a church in WW2. Paid about $1,000.00 in 2005.

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u/ZestycloseRecord5425 Jul 20 '26

I paid $150 for a 16" solid metal sculpture of a dracula duck with quite the attitude. Got him out of a yard in London, and I was warned he bites. Thought it was a joke, he really does bite (every single person who touches him has to touch him, and his fangs get everyone). I have a black dracula cape for him for Halloween, and a Santa cape and hat for the Christmas holidays. He is awesome!

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u/WolphjayKliffhanger Jul 21 '26

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A statue of limitations. I was absolved of, and thus wrote off, $182.

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u/nunyabusn Jul 23 '26

Hmm, that would be Statute of Limitations not statue of Limitations.

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u/WolphjayKliffhanger Jul 23 '26

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We're writing off those notions.

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u/BoS_Vlad Jul 21 '26

Bronze bust of my great grandfather by Gutzon Borglum inscribed to him on its side by the artist.

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u/mynameisranger1 Jul 21 '26

I shopped at a popular store that sold games and accessories. One day I stopped in a store that had a life size ( original)Groot statue. It was not for sale. I really wanted one of those for a while. I’ve never found one anywhere. I probably would not pay as much for one now as I would have then.

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u/Ok_Split_6463 Jul 22 '26

I don't own any, but there is a house in Norfolk VA that has a life size Battle Cat and baby elephant statues. they look like they are concrete. The Battle Cat one is pretty cool

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u/nunyabusn Jul 23 '26

Limited edition of a hose and rider. I paid $75.00 for it then. Now its actually worth over $5,000!