I find your dreams fascinating....I think your inner peace about the bid on the paintings is a clear sign from your unconscious.
You see, these precious objects were stolen from you..."destroyed" by anger and violence....
I believe this goes WAY beyond "material belongings"...these were portraits of YOU... the dreamy eyed girl, the innocent.
This image, and perhaps the reality of that was violated by your XH....
I think your unconscious, your deeper wisdom, your soul, is calling you to reclaim that..
I think you bidding on the paintings is an EXCELLENT way of honouring these dreams...of perhaps passing on to your D a part of you, you've reclaimed!!!
Shiny
P.S.... A psychologist I may be...but I believe there's a whole lot more to life than what can be observed and measured!!!