An Antiques Roadshow guest was left absolutely gobsmacked after discovering their heirloom was given a record-breaking valuation.
Antique expert Geoffrey Minn appeared on an episode of the BBC One show to value an item brought in by a member of the public.
The item in question was a Faberge sculpture of a pear blossom and belonged to the Worcestershire army regiment, writes The Mirror.The owner of the item said: "It was formed in 1794 to protect the shores against a Napoleonic invasion.
It was agreed that the regiment should serve only within the United Kingdom."However, in 1899 when the Boer War was going badly, it was decided that some of [the regiment] as volunteers would be mobilised."He added: "When they returned in 1903, she presented this sprig of pear blossom manufactured by Faberge, it's a lovely piece."Geoffrey inspected the piece and absolutely loved it, saying it was worth what is thought to be a record-breaking sum for the BBC show.He said: "It certainly is a lovely piece, his looks for all the world like a glass vase and there's a stratagem here that it's filled with water, and this is the meniscus at the top of the water.
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