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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;martin roberts, post: 51512, member: 534&quot;]hi everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>my dad gave me a whole bunch of antique books when i was 14 years old. he said, &#039;there&#039;s no need to rob banks son, all you have to do is read these books and learn about antiques&#039;.....</p><p><br /></p><p>mind you my grandad was a &#039;rag and bone man&#039; so dad had antiques in his veins i guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>every dealer has had to buy a big bag of lemons to find a plumb. without mentioning too many of the lemons, i will mention my best plumb, which was a fragment of royal shabtii, originally found by napolian in 1799, then it resurfaced, when i bought it in england at a house clearance auction in harrogate, which i then went on to sell it for a tidy profit at christie&#039;s king street.</p><p><br /></p><p>i deal seven days a week, and when i ain&#039;t dealing, i&#039;m always looking for items that are of interest in the researching of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>i am looking forward to interacting with you folk, and will try to help on areas where is have expertise.</p><p><br /></p><p>cheers,</p><p><br /></p><p>martin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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