The 500k pound earring

The unique, oversized pearl earrnings that once belonged
to King Carol of Rumania's mistress.

This pair of unique, oversized pearl earrings, which kept hidden inside a drawer could fetch 500,000 pounds. These earrings were gifted by King Carol of Rumania to his mistress Elena Lupescu, who in turn left it to her friend after in Wiltshire, England after her death in 1977. They eventually passed to her nephew and his wife, until they had it valuated by an auctioneer lately, who said that the earrings were the “finest in existence.” More about the news at Daily Mail.