A painting (left) by the famous artist Claus Vandenburg has been discovered in a cellar of a large old house in the town centre while renovations were being carried out. At first thought to be 'junk', it was chucked out into the skip along with all the other building materials. A passing antique's dealer from Bath noticed it amongst all the other rubbish, and made enquiries about buying it. The dealer, Peter Osborn offered the owner five pounds for the painting, but the owner (undisclosed) noticed that Mr Osborn seemed to be sweating in a rather suspicious manor. He also had a small spot on his left cheek that he took an instant dislike to. Wondering if the painting was maybe more valuable than perhaps credit was given, the owner (undisclosed) refused the sale and contacted John Pumpkin, the owner of the Nailsworth Auction Rooms. John looked up the artists name in his small red book of artists names and it would appear that Claus Vandenburg was very sought after about ten years ago, mostly by big financial institutions in central London. Not being sure of the paintings true worth, it has been entered into next weeks auction as Lot Number 27. The Nailsworth Chronicle will be at the auction next week to report on the sale of the painting.

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