Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
A painting hanging in a French family's living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom.
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A Dumpster Diver In New York Stumbled Upon A Rare Sketch By A Renowned 18th-Century Artist
The dumpster diver, who has chosen to remain anonymous, was rifling through garbage when they noticed the pen-and-ink drawing ... 100 miles away in New York City. However, Romney was friends ...
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This 18th-Century Sketch by a Renowned English Portraitist Was Hiding in a Dumpster in New York
An 18th-century pen-and-ink sketch by English portraitist George Romney was hidden amid the rubbish. “When I first found it buried in the dumpster, it looked interesting but I had no idea it ...