Victorian oil on canvas in the Constable style of an English pastoral scene, in detailed gilt frame.

Church: St Peter and St Paul, Aston Parish Church, Birmingham.

Artist: JJ Hughes. Exhibited a painting of “Aston Church” at the 1865 Autumn exhibition of the Royal Birmingham Society of Arts.

24in by 30in. Image size: 615mm wide x 750mm high.

Valued by George Walker, Feb 1980, $800

Framed in ornate 10in gilded frame

I have much documentation and communication from that parish, including a receipt from George Walkers, when my parents bought this masterpiece in Oct 1978, for $590.

We have so much stuff to get rid of, that the kids and grandchildren don't want.

Reserve is $1000. Buy now is $3000. We were thinking of selling this in the UK where it would reach real value, but don't know how.

Pick up preferred from Bayswater, near Devonport, North Shore, unless you want to organise a courier to pick it up. It is 160 years old, so needs to be treated with care, hence us preferring a pick up.