Publisher's Synopsis
From priceless eighteenth-century tables hidden away in decaying farm sheds to tattooed travellers with a penchant for Worcester china, professional auctioneer Philip Serrell has seen it all. For over twenty years he has uncovered a huge range of priceless (and occasionally worthless) antiques, and he has met, done business with and befriended people from some odd corners of English life. Funny, startling and sometimes poignant, these stories of ordinary people with extraordinary possessions are also the perfect inspiration for anyone who's ever wondered whether they might just be sitting on a fortune...