An Auctioneer's Lot

An Auctioneer's Lot

by PhilipSerrell (Author)

Synopsis

From priceless eighteenth-century dining tables hidden away in decaying farm sheds to tattooed travellers with a penchant for Wedgewood china, professional auctioneer Philip Serrell has seen it all. In "An Auctioneer's Lot", he brings to life a world in which the most valuable antiques frequently turn up in the most unlikely places - and accompanied by the most unlikely people. For over thirty years he has uncovered a huge range of priceless (and occasionally worthless) antiques, and he has met, done business with and befriended people from the farthest corners of English life - normal, eccentric, sometimes lovable, often baffled and occasionally terrifying. Funny, startling, poignant and above all true, these stories of ordinary people with extraordinary possessions are the perfect inspiration for anyone who's ever wondered whether they might just be sitting on a fortune. What's in your attic?

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Published: 11 Apr 2005

ISBN 10: 0340838949
ISBN 13: 9780340838945

Media Reviews
'Threaded through the tales of dodgy bankrupts and shrewd collectors is a delightfully tentative romance. In the tradition of James Herriot and Gervaise Phinn, Philip Serrell's gentle tales are redolent of a vanishing, if not already vanished, way of life.' -- Daily Express
Author Bio
Philip Serrell has been an auctioneer for over twenty years and is well known as one of the experts appearing alongside David Dickinson on BBC TV's Bargain Hunt.