A painting that was rediscovered in a Guernsey property after being lost for over 40 years has been sold at auction.
The oil sketch, called Willy Lott's House, by English landscape artist John Constable fetched £200 at a Guernsey auctioneers.
That's way above the estimated £80k - £100k.
It depicts the same property that features in Constable's most iconic painting the Hay Wain.
Picture Expert Johnathon Voak told Channel 103 that the painting was found in a terraced house in Guernsey in 2019.
"The former director of Martel Maides was the first to see the picture. It was in a dark corner of the house, and the family were told that it wasn't thought to be Constable.
A few years later the painting was brought into the auctioneers as part of the estate and that when I was shown it and was asked if I thought it could actually be Constable and immediately thought this needs to be researched."
He says it was an amazing feeling when the hammer went down.
"It's been quite a long story for me this painting, probably like four years, both in terms of research and getting authenticated by the experts.
It has been a long time coming, so the anticipation has been intense today." (21 September)
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