The [pounds sterling]3 boot sale bargain that's really worth [pounds sterling]6,000; How a paint-spattered vase will have Lalique collectors clamouring at auction.

From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Spicer, Lorne | Copyright information

Byline: LORNE SPICER

WE all dream of picking up an antique at a car boot sale for a few pounds, only to discover later that it is worth thousands. But, of course, this never happens, does it?

Well, yes it does. Take the case of a glass vase going under the hammer at Sotheby's next month. Bought for just [pound]3 at a boot sale, the pre-war piece produced by the famous French glass maker Lalique is expected to sell for up to [pound]6,000.

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