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Thomas Plant discovered his love
for auctioneering at a young age,
living on the family farm. Watching
the man with the gavel at local cattle
auctions was a regular event, and
Thomas quickly decided on which
side of the rostrum he’d rather be.
He went on to take a degree
in antiques and served his
apprenticeship with leading
auction houses, including
Christie’s in London.
Today, Thomas is the co-owner
of Special Auction Services in
Newbury and is also a favourite
TV expert on BBC programmes,
including
Bargain Hunt, Flog it!
and
Antiques Road Trip
.
If you’ve any jewellery, antiques
and collectables you’d like
valued for auction, don’t forget
we hold free valuation days
every Wednesday at:
Saleroom Two,
80 Greenham Business Park,
Newbury, RG19 6HW.
Telephone (01635) 580 595
for an appointment.
www.specialauctionservices.comYou could be sitting on a fortune
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It is worth bearing in mind that what you think may be
uninteresting, could be something that collectors really
would find interesting.
For example, a client came in to one of our valuation days
and brought along a whole box of what they thought was
just costume jewellery and bits and pieces.
At the bottom of the box was this interesting miniature
painting of an eye, right. It was, in fact, more than 200 years
old. There are many collectors of mourning and sentimental
items and this piece sold for more than £1,300 on its own.