'Big surprise' as Sherborne almshouse artwork valued at £3.5m
Source: BBC
Marcus WhiteSouth of EnglandSt Johns' AlmshouseThe triptych was hidden for centuries by the almshouse brethren to save it from religious purgesA triptych painting that was kept in an almshouse chapel has been valued at up to £3.5m by auctioneers.St Johns' Almshouse, in Sherborne, Dorset, said it received the shock news after giving the altarpiece to Sotheby's auction house for safekeeping during renovation…
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