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Adam Dutton

Lost David Cox Painting Fetches Over 200 Times Its Estimate At Auction

A signed David Cox watercolor - Lancaster Sands - sold for a total of $22,789. HANSONS VIA SWNS.

An antique painting valued at just £80 ($101) has sold for £18,000 ($22,789) at auction after turning out to be the ‘lost’ work of a renowned 19th century artist. The artwork by English painter David Cox was discovered during a routine valuation after its owner decided to downsize and move house.

 

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