Tom Moore is glad he bought a $15 rocking chair a few years ago because today it is worth $3,000-$5,000. Clara and Larry Gilbert are sorry they cleaned two brass, Persian urns, costing them a chance to earn $3,600. Those were two of the real life stories of fame and fortune uncovered on Jan. 6 at Bakersfield's Kern County Museum, when hundreds showed up to have their collectibles valued by Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers & Appraisers. The world famous company has been shaping fortunes and breaking hearts since 1793. Traveling from Los Angeles, Bonhams & Butterfields' expert appraisers set up shop in the museum's main gallery where they greeted and gabbed with a pilgrimage bearing prized possessions perceived to be precious. More