Unknown Canaletto work fetches £135,000 at auction

Recent auctions have seen significant sales of historical and artistic items. A Spitfire fuselage, which Peter Arnold, known as ‘Mr Spitfire’, stored in his garage for two decades and occasionally displayed on his drive, sold for £18,000. Additionally, a rare and previously unknown work by the esteemed Venetian artist Canaletto was sold for £135,000. This particular piece was auctioned on Wednesday at the Mallams auction house located in Oxford, marking a notable discovery for art collectors.