BBC Antiques Roadshow guest in floods of tears after finding out huge value of 'rare' plates
dailyrecord.co.ukBBC Antiques Roadshow never fails to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Earlier this week we reported on a guest who refused to sell his beloved vintage Bulova watch, worth between £1,500 to £2,000 after expert Richard Price warned him against it.And last month a member of the public was left absolutely gobsmacked when their heirloom was given a record-breaking valuation by expert Geoffrey Minn.
The item in question was a Faberge sculpture of a pear blossom and belonged to the Worcestershire army regimen which Minn said he believed to be worth an incredible £1million.
But last year one guest became memorable after they became overcome over some old strangely shaped plates adorned with different images and outlined in blue.Taking a look at the pieces was John Sandon, a glass and ceramics expert, who was very impressed and described the plates as 'rare as they come'.
He said at the time: "They seem to be a matching pair of plates, but one's painted with a comical [Chinese man], and here you've got a figure of a king." They apparently dated all the way back to the 1600s.“They're very peculiar," John continued before asking the owner of the dishes: "What do you know about them?"The guest told John: “Well, I remember them on the wall of my husband's parents' house."And traditionally, in the family, they were said to be very valuable.
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