A schoolboy was shocked by the value of his genie lamp on Antiques Roadshow.
The young man appeared on the BBC’s Sunday teatime show when he arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought a sterling silver teapot he had found on the side of the road in a box marked “free”.
The boy, believed to be the youngest guest on the long-running series, did not reveal his name, but the antique teapot was marked with the letter G, which is his initial.
Revealing more about the history of the teapot, expert Lagina Austin explained: ‘It’s what they call a demitasse teapot, which would be used for coffee rather than tea. And this was probably part of a set.
And the G in there is probably the last name of whoever it belonged to at some point. You are right that it is sterling silver.
A schoolboy was shocked by the value of his genie lamp on Antiques Roadshow
The young man appeared on the BBC’s Sunday teatime show when he arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought a sterling silver teapot he had found on the side of the road in a box marked “free”.
When Lagina told the young man that the value of the antique was between £200 and £300, he couldn’t believe his luck.
He exclaimed, ‘Wow, something I found on the side of the road.’ That is incredible.’
The clip soon went viral on TikTok with social media users flocking to the comments to praise the smart young man.
One said: ‘This kid has the enunciation I’ve been trying to achieve for 53 years.’
Another added: “What an intelligent and articulate young man.”
Moments before the assessment took place, the boy explained that he had wanted to appear on television since he was five years old.
Recently, a guest was left speechless after a “terrifying” 1,000-year-old item he bought for just £40 received a staggering appraisal.
That episode occurred in Derry, Northern Ireland, when guests brought their treasures to be examined.
A guest on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow was left speechless after a “terrifying” 1,000-year-old item he bought for just £40 received a jaw-dropping appraisal during Sunday’s episode.
Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan surprised a guest during Sunday’s episode when he valued his “terrifying” statue at between £1,000 and £2,000.
Described by Ronnie as a “scary guy”, the guest had brought a small statue believed to date back to the 11th or 12th century.
Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan surprised a guest during Sunday’s episode when he valued his “terrifying” statue at between £1,000 and £2,000.
Described by Ronnie as a “scary guy”, the guest had brought a small statue believed to date back to the 11th or 12th century.
The guest revealed that he had bought the leprechaun-shaped statue at an online auction and paid just £40 for it, so he was shocked when Ronnie revealed its true value.
“I know a few things about it, but I found it on an online auction site,” the guest said of the research he had done on the statue. ‘It was fun and very interesting.
