Location: Arlington, Vermont
Year Discovered: 2006
Est. Value: $15.4 million*
2 siblings were going through their dad’s home in a postmortem excavation when they found something unusual hidden within the walls.
It was an initial Norman Rockwell painting. However, this Rockwell matched the one hanging on the wall surface just a few inches away.Valuable Discoveries Found In Unexpected Places
As it transformed out, the bros’ dad was concealing the expensive initial from his ex-wife throughout a separation.
He concealed the genuine Rockwell in the wall, installing a persuading phony in its location. There it hung for years till the daddy died.
Later at a Sotheby’s public auction, this painting, labelled “Breaking Residence Ties,” marketed for $15.4 million.