Their original owner’s wife deemed them so unsightly they were consigned to a cupboard.
这些画作被前主人的老婆嫌弃，她们认为这些画作极不美观，把它们锁进了橱柜。

But the forgotten collection of drawings is finally to see the light of day after a stunned owner discovered they are the work of LS Lowry.
不过现在这些被遗忘的作品终于得以重见天日了，因为主人惊讶的发现原来这些画稿是LS Lowry的作品。

On the Antiques Roadshow in March, she was told the sketches were ‘typical’ of the English artist. Now, the haul of 28 items is expected to sell for £500,000.
在今年三月的古董巡回秀上，人们告诉画主，这些作品是一位英国画家的“标志性作品”。现在，这组28幅画稿预计共可以卖出50万英镑的高价。

The collection includes the cover of his sketchbook, a 1959 street scene in Manchester and two figures hand in hand from 1956.
这组画稿包括他素描本的封面，一幅1959年的曼彻斯特城的街景画，还有一幅1956年的两个人牵手的画。

The pieces are to be sold for between £15,000 and £49,500 each at the LAPADA Art and Antiques Fair. Frankie Rowles said: ‘This collection is one of the most fabulous things we have had the privilege to sell.’
英国艺术品古董商协会艺术品与古董展销会上，这些画作每幅可以售到1.5万英镑—4.95万英镑的高价。艺术家rankie Rowles说，“这组展品是我们有幸出售的作品中最精美的作品之一。”

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