Scots guest on BBC Antiques Roadshow pleads 'don't tell my wife' after incredible valuation

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A guest on the latest episode of BBC Antiques Roadshow was so so shocked by his valuation that he pleaded with the experts “don’t tell my wife”.The show was in Glasgow for Sunday's instalment of the popular long-running programme, as people flocked to Pollok Park in the city with their prized possessions.One man took some 15th century book pages to be examined - and his efforts were rewarded as he was told by star Matthew Haley that they were “absolute gold dust” and some of the “oldest ever print” he’d seen on the show.Matthew went on: “There's a piece of paper here that was printed in 1470, 550 years ago." He then revealed that one of the pages had been printed by William Caxton, who was the first person to print in the UK in 1482.Matthew then gave his valuation, as writes the Mirror, and said: “Just one leaf from this book printed by William Caxton - just one leaf on its own at auction would make something like £600-1000. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "I think if you added it all together, the individual values of these leaves, you'd be looking at something between £5K and £10K." The guest, clearly in shock, then joked: “Don’t tell the wife,” after revealing it was his other half who had purchased it in the first place.

Meantime, there was another stand out moment on the same show when a different guest Brought along a book of drawings - entitled Drawings by the De Alwis family which also referenced the location Ceylon.

Matthew said: “This is one of the biggest and most spectacular books I've seen on the Antiques Roadshow. Ceylon is what we called Sri Lanka in the past.