Old Master dog portrait knocked down for £570,000 at Cambridge auction – video

A previously unrecorded canine portrait by the Italian Old Master known as il Guercino (1591-1666) drew a dramatic bidding contest at Cheffins of Cambridge today.

The oil on canvas of an Italian mastiff overshot a £80,000-120,000 estimate and was knocked down at …

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