Another Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless during an archived episode of the hit BBC programme.
When the hit daytime soap visited Caversham, a teenager struggled to pronounce words after discovering that a box which had been wrapped in ‘brown paper and a tablecloth’ was worth a five-figure sum.
Expert John Foster was presented with a ‘Impressive’ box of stumps, as he himself explained: ‘Over the years we’ve seen a lot of embossed and embroidered work on the Roadshow, with the embossed work being the raised panel sections of this box.’
He continued: ‘It can easily be dated to the reign of Charles II, i.e. around 1675, because his image is at the top.
‘How is it possible that something like this – when we normally see it discoloured, broken – has survived for so long in these conditions?’
An Antiques Roadshow teenager was left speechless after learning the life-changing value of a box wrapped in a tablecloth by a housekeeper in an archived episode of the hit daytime show.
Expert John Foster was handed a “stunning” carved wooden box dating from around 1675.
Explaining the box’s origin, the young guest said: ‘Well, it came from Milton Manor in Oxfordshire, which is where I’m a tour guide and the house was unoccupied for 40 years.
‘And then, when the family decided to move again, a maid discovered this in one of the former servants’ bedrooms, wrapped in brown paper and a tablecloth.
“Then he put it down and said ‘ta-da!’
After examining the antiquity, John surmised, “We could go on and on about this, as I say, it’s just amazing to see it like this.”
He then revealed the incredible sum the piece was worth, exclaiming: “It’s amazing to look at. I mean, it’s a museum piece at its finest… So the value, at auction, is easily £50,000 to £70,000.”
The teenager’s mouth She opened up completely and was left without words to express her feelings.
He joked: “Wow! It’s a shame it’s not mine. I can’t believe it rode in our car and spent the night in our living room.”
John added: “I’ve never seen anything like it and I don’t think I’ll see it again for a long, long time.”
John revealed the incredible sum the piece was worth, exclaiming: “It’s amazing to look at. I mean, it’s a museum piece at its finest… So the value, at auction, is easily £50,000 to £70,000.”
He joked: “Wow. It’s a shame it’s not mine. I can’t believe it travelled in our car and spent the night in our living room.”
On Sunday’s episode of the show in Dundee, one guest was left speechless after expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showed off his paperwork, 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?”
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.’
On Sunday’s episode of the show in Dundee, one guest was left speechless after expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showed off his paperwork, medals and badges, which are often “counterfeited around the world”.
Putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200, with the entire collection worth closer to £8,000.
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.”
