Discovery of a gold-plated decorative element in the well of a villa from 1893

According to the man, what prompted him to search was a tip he received during the Open Monuments Day. An elderly resident told him that before the Red Army entered in 1945, many valuable items were hidden in wells and tanks to protect them from looting.

Kuhnt decided to test this hypothesis. While searching the bottom of the former tank with a long rod, he came across a metal object. After its extraction, it turned out to be a richly gold-plated decorative element.

Comparison of the find with archival photographs showed that the "sun wheel" originally decorated the roof of a villa built in 1893. The discovered element will be subjected to conservation in the Dresden artistic blacksmithing workshop, and after renovation it will be reinstalled on the roof of the monument.

The owner announces that this is just the beginning of the search. He intends to pump out the contents of the tank and check the remaining ones on the property, hoping for further historical finds.

The renovation of the villa is nearing completion. Among others, they have already returned to the roof. decorative grates, gilded balls, sandstone chimney covers and an antique weather vane.