A couple rescued two discarded cat paintings from a skip while walking their dog and hung them at home for years; after discovering they were original Louis Wain works, the pair sold at auction for £16,000
- A couple rescued two cat paintings from a skip; years later, the Louis Wain works sold for £16,000 (Image Credit: Rogers Jones Auctioneers)What looked like two unwanted paintings in a skip turned out to be worth thousands of pounds.
- A couple came across the two cat paintings while walking their dog and decided to rescue them rather than leave them behind.
- They took the works home, eventually gave them to their daughter-in-law and later hung them on their own walls, unaware of who had painted them.
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- A couple rescued two cat paintings from a skip; years later, the Louis Wain works sold for £16,000 (Image Credit: Rogers Jones Auctioneers)What looked like two unwanted paintings in a skip turned out to be worth thousands of pounds.
- A couple came across the two cat paintings while walking their dog and decided to rescue them rather than leave them behind.
- They took the works home, eventually gave them to their daughter-in-law and later hung them on their own walls, unaware of who had painted them.
Sources: Times of India