A vase dismissed by a BBC antiques expert ended up selling for an astonishing £53million after being stored in an attic for 40 years.

but all fetch a good price. Valuable antiques are all around you, so make sure you take good stock of your personal inventory because some could sell for hundreds of dollars, maybe even thousands.

A vase initially dismissed as a "very clever reproduction" by a BBC antiques expert was later sold for a staggering £53 ...