{
  "id": 12318404,
  "title": "How a $30 oil painting fetched over $1.35M at US auction; all about ‘Alderman Merriam’s Shells’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/how-a-30-oil-painting-fetched-over-1-35m-at-us-auction-all-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:12:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/how-a-30-oil-painting-fetched-over-1-35m-at-us-auction-all-about-alderman-merriam-s-shells-101791265316537.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A painting purchased for $30 at an estate sale fetched more than $1.35 million at auction after it was confirmed to be the work of Gertrude Abercrombie.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}