The Economic Times

A French family had a painting of seven lions hanging in its living room since the 1800s; an auctioneer identified it as a Delacroix original that sold for 455,000

An auctioneer named Malo de Lussac discovered a valuable oil painting by Eugne Delacroix in central France. This painting, titled 'Study of Reclining Lions,' had been in one family since the mid-1800s. It depicts seven lions and includes certificates authenticating its provenance, linking it to Delacroix's work. The artwork estimated at 200,000 to 300,000 sold for 455,000 in late March.