Painting bought for £37 and forgotten in a cupboard now valued at £315,000

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A painting believed to be by John Constable, bought at auction for a small sum, was stored away in a cupboard for years before being rediscovered. Its estimated value has since climbed to around £315,000. The find is one of several recent examples of overlooked household objects turning out to be worth far more than expected. Such discoveries highlight how items of little apparent value can conceal significant worth. The report was published by the Times of India.

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