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  "id": 16289586,
  "title": "£8,000 painting from old English manor sells for £70,000 after Pot attribution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/8-000-painting-from-old-english-manor-sells-for-70-000-after-pot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T05:28:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/a-little-known-painting-from-a-familys-old-english-manor-collection-went-to-auction-with-an-8000-estimate-specialists-attributed-it-to-dutch-artist-hendrik-gerritsz-pot-and-bidders-pushed-its-final-price-to-70000/articleshow/135162865.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A charming oil painting, thought to be created by Hendrik Gerritsz Pot, surfaced during an October auction after being held within a family collection for years. This artwork, illustrating a woman with a lute accompanied by a dog, has a dubious connection to Pot's Merry Company series. It astonishingly sold for £70,000, outpacing its initial estimate of £8,000, reflecting heightened bidder…",
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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."
}