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Sale of school’s art fails to make grade

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A MAJOR sale of Scottish masterpieces owned by an Edinburgh private school failed to meet expectations despite netting more than £250,000.

Fettes College, which counts Prime Minister Tony Blair among its former pupils, had hoped its collection would fetch up to £500,000 at auction.

The nine paintings by Francis CB Cadell had been...

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