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"This must raise wider questions about the operation of the art market," said the family of the Countess after losing the bid to claim damages at court.

Trustees of the Wemyss Heirlooms Trust sought millions of pounds in damages in a claim against the dealer.

Trustees of the Wemyss Heirlooms Trust sought millions of pounds in damages in a claim against the dealer.

Amanda Feilding and her husband James Charteris became embroiled in a High Court case brought against Simon C Dickinson Limited (SCD) over the handling of a painting purportedly by Chardin.

The dispute centres on a version of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin’s Le Benedicite.

Amanda Feilding, 81, the Countess of Wemyss and March, is suing an art dealer over the £1 million sale of a French masterpiece from her collection which was later resold for millions more.

Countess of Wemyss and March, and trustees, allege they are entitled to money they lost out from masterpiece’s original sale

The Countess of Wemyss alleges an 18-th century artwork was sold from the family collection for around eight times what it later achieved.