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Seven-year-old schoolgirl raking in hundreds of pounds after opening antique bottle shop in her parents' back garden
Story and video from SWNS A seven-year-old schoolgirl is raking in hundreds of pounds after opening an antique bottle shop in her parents' back garden. Betsy-Mae Lloyd launched her own business from a Victorian-style play shed built by her
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Toothbrush holder in bathroom turns out to be a jar dating back to 1900 BC
Based in Derby, Karl Martin, who bought the jar at a car-boot sale with another pot for £4, was told of its antiquity by a colleague at the local auctioneers, Hansons. The jar with a painting of an antelope was put for auction this week, selling
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These are the most expensive and collectable handbags in the world
Antiques website LoveAntiques.com has compiled a guide to the most investible handbags available to buy, along with what price they currently command in the market.
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£200,00 dolls revealed on Antiques Roadshow
A set of small dolls that have been in the same family for 300 years has been hailed as being 'of national importance' on the Antiques Roadshow. In an episode filmed at Tewkesbury Abbey to be screened this Sunday, expert Fergus Gambon
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Old painting bought online for just £390 is worth £50,000
The BBC's Fake or Fortune has unearthed an incredibly valuable work of art that was snapped up online for just £390. The work is apparently a lost portrait of a child by Willem de Kooning, which is worth around £50,000. The painting had
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Instant heirlooms: The hidden treasures in your home
(Eames Lounge Chairs) Anyone who has ever watched the Antiques Roadshow has seen one of those items that looks worthless but turns out to be worth thousands of pounds. Unfortunately, most of us don't have an ancient heirloom just lying
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Huge auction sale for Chinese pot used as doorstop
The old pot had spent 40 years lying around on a dusty floor - being called into action as a doorstop. However, when its owner decided she needed to sell some of her belongings in order to buy a new car, she took the pot along to the