An eBay broker in Medina County helped to solve a crime that happened in England 34-years ago.

In the 5-years that Paul Eash has been in business these 500-year old, hand carved candle holders, are his favorite.

“You can see on the end where they used a saw to saw it off here and to make an incision here and then snap it off,” Eash said of the finials.

The lion and lamb were stolen off pews at the Church of St. Nicholas at Denston in Suffolk, England.

A local couple, who wants to remain anonymous, bought the animals at an antique store 34-years ago while they were living in Europe.

When Paul put them on eBay, the church asked for the animals back.

“There is so much fraud on eBay, you have to know what you’re looking for, so I took it with a grain of salt and didn’t give it any credibility what so ever,” Eash said.

That was until police in England sent pictures showing the missing animals.

“I was speechless, I just looked at the picture,” Eash said.

The finials were only listed for a few days, the top dollar bid was $26, but Eash expected them to rise to $2,000 or $3,000.

Posted: 06|23|06 at 9:44 am. Filed under: US News.