British family unexpectedly found a painting for 2 million pounds (6 photos)

A married couple from the UK found a valuable painting - her painted by world-famous landscape painter John Constable. Now a painting can cost between £1 million and £2 million.





Briton Simon Hewison Craufurd and his wife Aditi found in in his castle, an unknown work by a world-famous landscape painter John Constable. Previously, the picture was considered a fake, but now it turned out that it's original - and could cost between £1 million and £2 million sterling. The couple own Craufurdland Castle in the British county Ayrshire, which has been passed down in the family for 800 years. However, the family has recently experienced financial difficulties due to huge sums for the upkeep of the castle. The couple were already thinking about selling the house - but a valuable find promises to change everything for the better.



The painting has hung on the wall for generations. guest wing of the castle. Its name is "Old Avon Bridge", and in the frame Constable's name is given. When Mr. Craufurd put it up for auction 10 years ago, it was considered a fake and returned back. However, the specialist antiques expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan noticed the painting and decided to study it. Six months later, he came to the conclusion that it could be genuine, and couples in the hands of "gold". The painting is currently running professional examination for authenticity.





The family spends more than 100 thousand pounds sterling a year, which is why there were difficulties with finance. If all goes well, the couple will not sell the castle, and invests money from the sale of the painting in its development.

"I have seen this picture countless times, but never paid much attention to her. Now we hope that selling will bring changes in our lives. These changes are not only for us. This castle is a legacy that I hope will be passed on from generation after generation," said Mr. Craufurd.



Sketchbooks of Constable show that the artist was in the area around the time the painting was created - in the 1820s. The Craufurd family purchased the painting in 1918 from John Postle Heseltine, a prominent art collector. Myself the artist was born in the village of East Bergholt, England, in June 1776, and died in April 1837.