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  "id": 15720187,
  "title": "400-year-old Mughal portrait sold for £571,500, nearly 5 times estimate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/400-year-old-mughal-portrait-sold-for-571-500-nearly-5-times-estimate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:59:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/the-arts/in-1608-09-a-mughal-calligrapher-signed-the-reverse-of-a-courtiers-portrait-after-entering-a-british-barons-collection-by-1937-the-album-page-sold-in-london-for-571500-in-2026-nearly-five-times-its-top-estimate/articleshow/135063132.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A remarkable Mughal-era album page depicting a courtier has fetched an impressive £571,500 at a London auction. Attributed to the talented artist Manohar, and enhanced by calligraphy from Abdullah al-Husayni around 1608-09, this piece shattered expectations, far exceeding its pre-auction estimate of £80,000 to £120,000. As part of the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, the total sale reached an…",
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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."
}