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Author: Marc AllumCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackPages: 224Publisher: Icon Books LtdYear: 2015ISBN: 9781848319110
Explore the wonderful world of antiques and collectables with Antiques Roadshow regular, Marc Allum.
Go in search of stolen masterpieces, learn the secrets of the forgers, track down Napoleon's toothbrush and meet the garden gnome insured for GBP1 million.
Eclectic, eccentric and brimming with remarkable tales from history, The Collector's Cabinet is for all those who are fascinated by the relics of the past.
Discover the objects that fired the imagination of the world's collectors, what they were prepared to pay for them - and why they wanted them in the first place!
A fascinating compendium of absorbing history, stories, facts, anecdotes and puzzles from the world of antiques