Constable sketch of Dover found in suitcase during house clearance

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Constable sketch of Dover found in suitcase during house clearance
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The pencil drawing of Dover dating from April 1803 goes under the hammer in Scarborough on Friday.

A sketch drawn by John Constable more than 200 years ago has been found in a suitcase during a house clearance.

Auctioneers said the late owners of the property had seemingly failed to recognise that their unsigned picture was a genuine long-lost Constable.

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