[UPI News] – LONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) — An anonymous donor has contributed $155,000 toward the campaign to keep Jane Austen’s turquoise ring in the United Kingdom, The Telegraph reported.U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson acquired the bauble at a Sotheby’s auction in London last year, but British Culture Minister Ed Vaizey placed an export ban on it until Sept. 30 to allow someone in Austen’s native England “to show a serious expression of interest to buy the ring.”The Jane Austen museum in the “Pride and Prejudice” author’s home in Chawton is attempting to raise the $230,000 needed to buy back the ring and, thanks to the anonymous donor, is now close to meeting its goal.
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