I found a painting at the dump aged 11 – it just sold for £26,500

Ever since I was 10 years old, I’ve had an eye for antiques (Picture: Rare Book Auctions/Cover Images)Logging in to the online auction, I waited patiently for the bids on my painting to start rolling in.Slowly the numbers began creeping up: £1,000, £5,000, even ticking past the £10,000 mark, until finally, the virtual hammer came crashing down.My painting sold for £26,500.Hard to believe that something I found at my local tip 13 years ago could s