FOUND IN ATTIC
PICTURE SELLS FOR £12,705. [by cable —PRESS assn. —COPYRIGHT.] (Recd. March 17, 3 p.m.) LONDON, March 16. A torn, begrimed canvas, which was found in an attic at Nonsuch Park, Cheam, where it had been stowed since the seventeenth century, was bought by Mr. Arthur de Casseres, the noted art dealer, for £12,705, at an auction on the premises, after, spirited bidding. It was a. portrait of a man in a black coat and white ruffles, by Franz Hals, the Dutch portraitist, second only to Rembrandt. Nonsuch Park was originally a Palace, and was given by Charles II to one of his mistresses, the Duchess of Cleveland. It had been for many years unoccupied, and was bought from the trustees of the Walker family, to form part of London’s “green belt.” Mr. de Casseres accidentally found the picture, which is the most important art discovery for many years, when inspecting lots prior to the sale.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1937, Page 2
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