Sam Sparrow, 13, left, is judging the merits of the Georgian spoon in his hand, with his mentor-for-the-day at the Hingham Antiques Fair, Mark Nelson Griffiths, in the background.
Charlie King is being shown the finer points of silver hallmarks by the dealer.
Charlie King has reason to be proud of his performance at the Hingham Antiques Fair in Norfolk in August when he closed a deal for £900 on a 1906 Arts & Crafts silver tazza.