Sensation: Rare paintings within Surrey attic saved from dustbin

Your ex father bought the paintings 60 years ago nevertheless they were held in the attic

A 75-year-old Surrey woman cleared out her attic and found two paintings that may fetch around £30,000 at auction.

The girl decided she wanted to toss the oil paintings technique away, but first visited her neighbor Spencer Wright must how you can dump them.

Mr. Wright said he realized they ought to not be is thrown into the bin, and used an iPhone app to contact Christie’s.

He was quoted saying a specialist immediately knew the worthiness with the paintings, by Australian artist William Blamire Young.

The paintings - Light Horse and Artillery - have been bought by the woman’s father 60 years ago, but were kept in the attic because her mother did not like them.

Mr. Wright said: “I knew these were something simply because they were earliest pens, and in old frames.
“They were under glass, but you could tell it was oil on canvas.

“Having the Christie’s app allowed me to attend them directly, and stopped the paintings visiting the dump.”

He explained he e-mailed photographs to Christie’s, who invited both neighbours to see to get a valuation.

Both works were painted in 1904 to celebrate the founding of the Australian army

Mr Wright said: “The nicest thing was taking these phones the reception, as well as the specialist arriving. He automatically knew they weren’t fakes. You might tell from the expression on his face.”

He said his elderly neighbor, who may have asked never to be named, told the person at Christie’s that all she wanted was obviously a new TV, and the response was that she'd have the ability to purchase a handful of them.
He added: “This sort of thing doesn’t happen every single day. When you hear what they're worth, your jaw does drop.”

The artworks were painted in 1904 to celebrate the founding of the Australian army by Major General Edward Hutton, who once owned the paintings.

William Blamire Young is renowned for his painting colors, which is why the oil paintings are considered to become rare.

They may be expected to reach between £20,000 and £30,000 on 23 September.