CHEAP "OLD MASTERS,"
♦ . RUBENS AND VANDYKE YOR A FEW SHILLINGS. Two apparently valueless paintings found in the old Roman Cathcdie Cathedral of St Anne's at Leeds turn out to be " old masters," one being attributed to Vandyke, and the other to Rubens. The buyer acquired them for a few shillings, and is naturally elated at the bargain. He is » licensed broker and* bad no idea of the value of his purchase. To him the pictures appeared to be reliest of the cathedral, apd ho had tv? doubt they would find a ready purchaserHe sent them 1 to be cleaned, and they were examined. On the back of one picture the signature V^-ndyke was found. The paintings were at once sent to Messrs Christie, who are so convinced as to the genuineness of the pictures that theyh^v-e had the particnlaiH ' printed in tihe cat^ legale for their nejet sale. The Vandyke represents the scene at Calvary after the Crucifiiipn. *| The other picture, pronounced a Rubens is a representation of tbe bead of Christ.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8120, 20 September 1904, Page 3
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172CHEAP "OLD MASTERS," Star (Christchurch), Issue 8120, 20 September 1904, Page 3
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