The Antiques Magpie - by Marc Allum (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The latest title in the popular Magpies series, offering fascinating tales from the world of art, antiques and collectibles.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>From the mythical artefacts of the ancient world to saucy seaside postcards, <i>The Antiques Magpie</i> explores the wonderful world of antiques and collectables.</p><p>With PBS's <i>Antiques Roadshow UK</i> regular Marc Allum as your guide, go in search of stolen masterpieces, explore the first museums, learn the secrets of the forgers, and brush up on your auction technique.</p><p>Meet the garden gnome insured for $1.5 million, track down Napoleon's toothbrush, find out how to spot a corpse in a Victorian photograph--and much more.</p><p>As <i>Country Life</i> said, the book is not only a very useful overall guide for collectors . . . and a source of unlikely information, but a laugh a page. A perfect present for virtually everyone.</p><p><b>Marc Allum</b> is a freelance art and antiques writer and consultant based in Wiltshire, England. Marc has been a miscellaneous specialist on the BBC's <i>Antiques Roadshow</i> program--broadcast in the United States by PBS--since 1998.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques writer and consultant based in Wiltshire. Marc has been a miscellaneous specialist on PBS's Antiques Roadshow UK since 1998.<br>
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