It’s all about the fluidity of values. Items which get thrown away as worthless rubbish are recognized and resurrected into valuable antiques or romantic tokens of the past.

Three subjects uncover the secrets of their métier and take us on a voyage of an old grave candle lamp. From the scrapyard through workshops and antique fairs to its final new domicile in the buyer’s home. The trade turns out to be a lucrative business, including harsh competition and everything you would expect from stockbrokers rather than scrapyards scavengers.