The Invergordon Common Good Fund owns the bust, which was purchased in 1930 for about $6.35. Now, the historical bust could sell for $3.1 million.

The Invergordon Common Good Fund owns the bust, which was purchased in 1930 for about $6.35. Now, the historical bust could sell for $3.1 million.

The bust depicts John Gordon, an 18th-century local landowner thought to be the founder of the town of Invergordon. Highland Council. Around 1930, a Scottish town council bought a marble bust for £5.

For centuries, it sat at the family’s castle in Invergordon, a tiny town in the Scottish Highlands. The “Bouchardon Bust” was being used as a doorstep. SWNS.

Invergordon Town Council acquired the sculpture — which survived a 19th-century castle fire — in 1930 because Gordon was “said to be the founder of Invergordon,” officials said, ...

Invergordon is a town of roughly 4,000 people in the Scottish Highlands. Coun. Maxine Smith says proceeds from the bust could help improve roads, create jobs, and more.

About 200 years after Bouchardon made his sculpture, it was bought by Invergordon Town Council for £5. A general view of the port of Cromarty Firth and the small town of Invergordon, in Scotland.

The local town council bought the artwork at an auction in Kindeace, near Invergordon, in 1930. It is understood the bust was to be put on display in Invergordon Town Hall, but instead it was mislaid.

The sculpture of Sir John Gordon was made by French artist Edme Bouchardon in 1728 and was bought by Invergordon Town Council for £5 in 1930 (Picture: Getty/Highland Council) A council is ...

Around 1930, the Invergordon Town Council purchased the bust at an auction. Officials hoped to display it at the town hall.

The Invergordon Common Good Fund owns the bust, which was purchased in 1930 for about $6.35. Now, the historical bust could sell for $3.1 million. A bust was used as a door stopper in 1998.