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Huntley & Palmers
1980 Biscuit Tin

Huntley & Palmers

After receiving notice of being fired, a disgruntled employee decided to finish up his work with a vengence against Huntley & Palmers. Several unusual events are taking place in the otherwise placid English garden setting picture he was painting for a biscuit tin.

Dogs are cavorting in the flower bed, naked lovers are in another flower bed and apparently an obscene label is on a jam jar. None of these are obvious and the company wasn't even aware of them until a grocer apparently took a real good look at the picture.

April 2004
Auction Price Realized -- £360. ($647.)

~Barbara Crews

huntley & Palmers tin


Image Courtesy of Lawrences Auctions

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