RUMMAGING through the shirts and dresses in the local charity shop Nancy Cavaliere, 37, is enjoying spending a quiet thirty-minutes shopping. Just as second-hand fan Nancy decides to head back to work the mum-of-one takes one final look at the homeware section. In amongst the usual bric-à-brac she spots four black plates with white lines and a pop of turquoise priced at £1.
99 each. Knowing she can use the plates for a fun dinner party Nancy grabs her bargain find and takes them to the till. She didn't know it at the time, but the human resources coordinator was buying crockery that would change her life forever.
“I discovered those four plates were Pablo Piccasso originals,” she tells Fabulous. “I paid £6.36 for the set and I sold three at auction for £27,173, I still can’t believe it.
“I bought them because I loved the colours. I never imagined the plates I paid less than a tenner for would be works of art.” Nancy admits she has plenty of charity shop wins in her arsenal.
“I’ve bought vintage Gucci, Oscar De La Renta Alexander McQueen clothing for pennies and turned them into thousands of pounds,” she says. “I am proof you can find hidden treasure in the thrift store or at the charity shop. It's not an urban myth, it's reality.
” Human resources coordinator, Nancy lives in New York City with her husband Alex, 37, businessman and three-year-old daughter, Chiara. Nancy was born in Campania, Italy. When she was seven years old her family immigrated to .
