Robert Hodgins (South African artists, 1920-2010)

"A colourful piece by a sought after South African artist...the market for South African art is going from strength to strength and this is prices conservatively"

"A man of many arts, actor and photographer Leonard Nimoy, who most would only recognise as Star Trek's Mr. Spock, astounds with his treatment of light making the very architecture of the wheelbarrow seem like a subject of wonder."

Below we look at ten items that were once thought to be worthless but have now turned out to be priceless. As often is the case, some of the most precious masterpieces when lost or forgotten, often end up with the most ordinary and practical of purposes.

ValueMyStuff sat down with our sporting guns & firearms specialist, Gavin Gardiner, for a Q & A. Learn more about why Gavin continues to love sporting guns and get insight into a specialist's valuation.

Q & A with ValueMyStuff's Sporting Gun expert

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