BBC Fake Or Fortune star has 'find of lifetime' as item set to fetch eye-watering price

A participant in BBC's Fake or Fortune? has uncovered what's being dubbed the "find of a lifetime", and the item is now expected to sell for a staggering sum at auction. Art expert and broadcaster Philip Mould was left stunned after stumbling upon a painting with an astonishing historical and financial value. The rare discovery, unearthed during filming for the hit BBC programme, is now being hailed as one of the show's most jaw-dropping moments to date. Robin Cantus, who lives near Cambridge, bought the picture in 2019, when Hertfordshire County Council sold off its mid-20th-century art collection. Attributed to Vera Cunningham, he now believed it was by Frances Hodgkins (1869-1947), and he said he "bought it because it was the right price, £35 isn't a lot".

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