old master
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Brown partnered with Slater, who was as good as his word, improving on the Arkwright model and turning out yarn that his old master in Derbyshire—to whom Slater sent a sample—labeled excellent.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Now that it’s an auction house, the public can walk in free and view a regularly revolving slate of offerings, from rare books to old master paintings to dinosaur skeletons, depending on the sale calendar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
"A glorious painting by an old master would be too striking," she said.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
The old master market did not support high prices for “Mundi,” he said, adding that paintings with more solid histories had sold for much less.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Roro Uhoris, the Cobblecat's cranky old master, used to claim that he could tell one port from another just by the way they smelled.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
