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Title: The first billion pound picture? Post by: TightEnd on November 16, 2017, 11:14:39 AM the Salvator Mundi was said to be the last chance to buy a Leonardo in private hands. It sold last night for £342m
https://news.sky.com/story/leonardo-da-vincis-painting-salvator-mundi-sells-for-record-163342m-11128289 (https://e3.365dm.com/17/11/1600x1200/skynews-salvator-mundi-da-vinci_4156988.jpg?20171116014526) However there is this superior example owned by the Duke of Buccleuch. If ever sold, it could this be the first Billion Pound picture,it is said (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOv9Y6WW4AAtPge.jpg) so i had to go and look up the Duke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Scott,_10th_Duke_of_Buccleuch worth a few bob Title: Re: The first billion pound picture? Post by: tikay on November 16, 2017, 11:54:06 AM Ha, first thing I did was go look him up on Wiki. God Bless Wiki. There's actually quite a story behind that painting; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/leonardo-da-vinci/11655653/Duke-rejects-4.25-million-claim-over-return-of-stolen-da-Vinci.html Title: Re: The first billion pound picture? Post by: Ledders on November 16, 2017, 07:44:20 PM Just imagine how much a decent looking painting could go for!
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