by Joan Porter
Jewellery and decoratives dealer William Driver with the Fabergé beaker he bought for £3.99 in a Suffolk charity shop which sold at Christie’s in 2009 for £22,500.
He’s 30 now but a love for antiques all started for decoratives and jewellery dealer William Driver when he was eight. His interest began with collecting Wade Whimsies, progressing to Clarice Cliff and other pieces as he trawled antiques fairs and markets.