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Sotheby's said the online sale, which ended at 19:00 GMT on Thursday, was bought by an undisclosed buyer for a price "far outstripping the artwork’s estimate price".

Organisers said the funds were needed after maintenance and staffing costs had begun to outstrip budgets, and to replenish reserves that had run dry.

Nesbitt said demand for support had outstripped supply for some time, with a substantial number of families on waiting lists and a growing number of children on the edge of care.

“It’s a business that’s still small enough that demand really outstrips supply,” he said.

The US has seen productivity gains outstripping wage growth, and has, according to the IMF, been "bolstered by substantial immigration flows that helped cool labour markets".