An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless during Sunday’s episode, which took place in Dundee.
Expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showed him his documents, medals and badges, which are often “counterfeited around the world”.
The man showed a black and white photograph of his father, named David Cargill, before he was sent to France with the BEF.
Impressed by the collection on the table, Mark said: ‘This morning you said to me ‘my dad was a soldier’ and then you started pulling this stuff out and I got so excited because this man was in the SAS, this is fantastic.’
“We have a territorial medal here. He went to France and started his war by coming off a beach, a place called Dunkirk, because he also has the Dunkirk medal. What did he join then?”
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless during Sunday’s episode, which took place in Dundee.
Expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showed off his papers, medals and badges.
The guest replied: ‘He joined the Parachute Regiment, did his training and once he got his wings he immediately volunteered for the SAS and was accepted.’
Mark continued: ‘Now when you see these badges and things you have here and you see SAS wings, they’re usually fake. You’ve got a King’s Crown Parachute Regiment badge.
‘Even today they are hard to find and are usually copied too. Then there are two of the 1st SAS shoulder titles. Now I’m not sure I’ve ever seen them before, in person, to be able to touch them, but there they are.’
Mark was particularly impressed with the beret that belonged to the guest’s father, as it had authentic details, including the small insignia that he said was often “counterfeited around the world.”
Mark added: “These things just don’t come on the market, so to be able to be here and touch the real thing, it’s fantastic!”
Putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200, with the entire collection worth around £8,000.
The guest was stunned by the assessment and said to Mark, “My father would be very surprised.”
The man showed a photograph of his father, named David Cargill, before he was sent to France with the BEF.
When it came to putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200.
The guest was stunned by the assessment and told Mark: ‘My father would be very surprised’
This comes after an Antiques Roadshow guest was left fighting back tears after learning the “shocking” value of a vase passed down to her by her late boss.
The show’s resident expert Lee Young was left stunned by an item brought in by a Dundee man.
He told viewers on Sunday’s episode that the vase could have travelled to the UK from Japan more than a century ago.
The guest told the expert about the RRS Discovery in Dundee that it had been given to him by someone very close to him.
He said: ‘I inherited it from someone very dear to me who passed away about 10 years ago. With very fortunate details, inherited from my late boss.
“It means a lot to me. He insisted I had to have it.”
He revealed that he had admired the vase for years when its previous owner was still alive and explained that he had first seen it while working for his boss.
The guest told Lee: ‘When I worked for him, I always looked up to him and he asked me: ‘Well, what do you want when I die? Do you want the hallway mirror or the vase?’
I said, “I just don’t want you to die, I’m not going to tell you.”
He then explained that before his boss fell ill he made him a promise: that the vase would be passed on to him.
And Lee was clearly impressed, telling the tearful guest: “Well, it’s a very, very nice gift in sad circumstances, but it’s a very nice gift.”
He then went on to reveal the story behind the beautiful vase.
He said, ‘This is a type of pottery called Satsuma, from Japan.’
This comes after an Antiques Roadshow guest was left in tears after learning the “shocking” value of a vase passed down to her by her late boss after years of admiring it.
The show’s resident expert Lee Young was shocked by an object brought back by a Dundee man and revealed it had likely travelled to the UK from Japan.
The guest told the expert at RRS Discovery in Dundee on Sunday’s episode that he had inherited it from someone very close to him and was emotional remembering his boss.
To give further context, Lee told the man that Satsuma pottery was first introduced to the West in Paris in 1867.
He said: “We went crazy for it, to say the least. They were decorated with beautiful, rich gilding and very lavish and sumptuous decoration. In fact, what we see here, a popular theme, were processions and here we see a procession.”
Looking at the vase, the BBC star explained the significance of the figures covering it, both on horseback and carried in carriages.
But one element that surprised Lee most was the size of the vase.
He said, “What I love about this is the scale of it, I mean, it’s huge. I mean, for a Satsuma vase of this type. I mean often the ones we see are very small, very fine.”
He then suggested that the vase could date back more than 100 years, to the late 19th century.
Lee pointed to the base of the vase, noting its authenticity and the maker’s mark showing it had been made by Ryozan and Kyotio.
As for its value, the antiques expert said: “It’s an impressive piece. It’s an impressive size. I think if it came on the market today it would easily fetch between £3,000 and £5,000.”
The guest was visibly surprised by the review and became emotional.
Holding back tears, she said: “It’s very special. It’s very… I get emotional because it reminds me of the man (who gave it to her).”
“For me, that’s the most important thing. But it’s a huge amount of money, it’s quite astonishing. Outrageous, actually. It’s quite shocking.”
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left completely stunned after discovering the astonishing valuation of his £45 watch on last week’s episode.
His “extremely rare” watch left the BBC crowd agape at his prized possession, after learning its value.
This wasn’t the only exciting discovery, on last week’s episode one guest was completely stunned when he discovered his £45 watch was now worth more than his pension.
The guest’s “extremely rare” watch left the BBC crowd agape at his prized possession, after hearing its value.
The guest said he was given the watch for his 21st birthday, shortly after joining the Merchant Navy.
The watch, of which only a few hundred were made, is now worth a staggering £40,000 and the guest told valuer Richard it was worth more than his pension.