Dumfries House contents deal revealed

IT has been revealed that the sum paid for the contents of Dumfries House in Ayrshire was £30m. The contents were acquired for the nation with the help of a loan from the Prince of Wales shortly before they were due to be sold at auction in 2007.

Prior to the 'sale that never was' in July of that year, Christie's pre-sale estimate for an array o…

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