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Charles Hanson Column: Paintings found boxed up in home sell for thousands thanks to valuer’s hunch It’s happened again, writes Charles Hanson. Four items boxed up in a home for decades have sold for £36,000 at auction – and the seller had no idea they were worth anything. Saturday, 22nd May 2021, 5:00 pm That’s why I always urge the people of Derbyshire to come and see us. Even if you don’t think it’s worth anything, you just never know. This time, a house move prompted a call to our valuation team. The vendor had inherited some pieces from her grandfather. He was born in Canada...

  HALIFAX -- A treasure trove of newly discovered Maud Lewis paintings fetched a hefty sum at an auction house in England earlier this month and at least two of the works are coming home to Canada. The four paintings were snapped up by buyers for nearly 40,000 pounds -- that's about $63,000 Canadian. Hanson's Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd. handled the sale, which took place on May 1. Auctioneer Jasper Marsh had been contacted by a woman in Banbury, UK who was moving. She'd inherited some things from her grandparents, and wondered if they were worth anything. Marsh found the four paintin...

BBC News Published image captionLate summer landscape with single boat went for £10,000 at auction Paintings boxed up in a house sold for £36,000 after they were revealed to be by revered Canadian artist Maud Lewis. The four paintings had been in the same family for 70 years in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and went to auction with estimates of £100-£200 each. Valuer Jasper Marsh said he had a "hunch" the paintings might be worth something but was surprised by the "intensity" of the auction. Two works were purchased by Canadian buyers and will return to Canada. image copyrightHansons image copyr...