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Paintings found in skip by dog walkers sell for £16,000 at auction

An anonymous couple walking their dog in Pembrokeshire found two Louis Wain cat paintings discarded in a skip, kept the works for several years after first gifting them to a family member, then identified Wain as a celebrated British artist and sold the paintings for £16,000 at Rogers Jones Auctioneers. The report also notes legal risks of taking items from skips under the UK's Theft Act 1968, alongside biographical context about Wain's life and career.