By Roland Arkell
Dorchester auctioneer Duke’s said it has changed its due diligence procedures af ter advertising fake works it claimed were by Cornish artist Alfred Wallis (1855-1942).
At Weymouth Magistrates Court on October 30, the firm pleaded guilty to eight charges under the 2008 Unfair Trading Regulations and was fined £6300, plus costs of £11,805 and a £170 victim surcharge.