A woman paid just $15 for an unusual necklace at a Brooklyn flea market; years later she learned it was an Alexander Calder work, and the forgotten piece sold at Christie’s for $267,750

A woman paid just $15 for an unusual necklace at a Brooklyn flea market; years later she learned it was an Alexander Calder work, and the forgotten piece sold at Christie’s for $267,750

How a flea-market find becomes museum-quality artThe necklace’s journey began at a Brooklyn flea market, where the seller picked it up for $15 simply because she liked the way it looked. For years it remained a personal accessory, worn without any thought of its potential value or pedigree.