16th-century log of swan ownership goes up for auction
Tudor manuscript listing aristocratic owners, and birds’ ornate markings, is described as ‘a really rare survival’
Source: theguardian.com
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A Tudor manuscript from a Wisbech estate goes to auction
A rare Tudor manuscript designed to help with swan-keeping in the era when mute swans were owned by the English crown will be auctioned this summer.
Source: wisbechstandard.co.uk
Born Without Arms and Legs, Victorian Artist Sarah Biffin Painted With Her Teeth. Her Extraordinary Work Is Now a Hit at Auction
Born into poverty in 1784, Sarah Biffin taught herself to write, paint, sew, and use scissors with her teeth.
Source: artnet.com
Rare paintings by artist Sarah Biffin who was born without arms or legs go up for auction in Essex
Sarah Biffin was born in Somerset in 1784 with congenital deformity phocomelia, teaching herself to write, paint and hold scissors using only her mouth as a child.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
The story of Sarah Biffin, the record-breaking Victorian artist born without arms or legs
The 19th-century artist became a miniaturist whose work was admired by Dickens and Queen Victoria
Source: telegraph.co.uk