Staff at the Baptist Church Op Shop in Vincentia, on the South Coast, were going through an anonymous donation when they discovered two timeless pieces of art.
Someone recognised the artist’s signature, Marian Ellis Rowan, and, after some Googling, they realised they had found national treasures.
The small watercolour paintings, Flowers on the banks of the lake and Ducks in the lake, are almost 110 years old.