Van Dyck portrait set for sale

Press Association
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A painting bought for £400 that was revealed to be a Van Dyck portrait during an episode of Antiques Roadshow is expected to fetch up to £500,000 when it goes under the hammer tonight
A painting bought for £400 that was revealed to be a Van Dyck portrait during an episode of Antiques Roadshow is expected to fetch up to £500,000 when it goes under the hammer tonight

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%A painting bought for £400 that was revealed to be a Van Dyck portrait during an episode of Antiques Roadshow is expected to fetch up to £500,000 when it goes under the hammer tonight.

The work was bought 12 years ago by Father Jamie MacLeod from an antiques shop in Cheshire and was identified after the show's host, Fiona Bruce, saw it and thought it might be genuine.

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