/ 16 August 2022

An auction for Austen-lovers, Warhol’s early work up for sale, and vale Freda the walrus…

The Cotswolds house that served as the home of Elizabeth Bennet and her family in the much-loved 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice is up for sale. With a $10.2 million price tag, even the fabulously wealthy Mr Darcy might have trouble finding the cash…

The family of Andy Warhol are putting a collection of 10 of the artist’s early works up for auction later this year. He’s best known for his colourful Pop art prints, so the very brown paintings are different to that.

And vale Freya the walrus, who has been put down by Norwegian authorities over concerns for public safety after onlookers kept getting a bit too close for comfort. May she long keep sinking boats in walrus heaven…

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