Antiques Roadshow discovers 50p wine glass is definitely 300-years previous

An Antiques Roadshow visitor was left ‘shaking’ after she found a wine glass purchased for 50p turned out to be extremely uncommon over and 300-years previous. 

The newest episode of the BBC collection noticed members of the general public attend the Eden challenge, with one woman brining alongside the glassware after her father picked it up at a bric-a-brac stall. 

She informed professional Andy McConnell: ‘It belongs to my father, he noticed it on a bric-a-brac stall, [the owner] needed 10p, my father preferred it so gave him 50p’.

Astounded the Antiques whizz joked: ‘Oh I actually prefer it, can I’ve it for a quid?’ earlier than occurring to disclose the wine glass’ origins.

He stated it was known as a ‘heavy baluster’ as a result of glass that includes 30% lead, and revealed it dated again to 30-years after the invention of lead crystals.

An Antiques Roadshow visitor was left ‘shaking’ after she found a wine glass purchased for 50p turned out to be extremely uncommon over and 300-years previous 

The newest episode of the BBC collection noticed members of the general public attend the Eden challenge, with one woman brining alongside the glassware after her father picked it up at a bric-a-brac stall

Saying: ‘George Ravenscroft perfects the components for lead crystal in 1676, and that is 30-years afterwards. It’s about 1705-1710, which dates it at over 300-years previous’.

‘And it is uncommon!’ he gushed as the lady admitted the information had left her shaking.

Moving on the valuation Andy concluded with a smile: ‘£2,000’ as the lady threw her arms to her mouth gobsmacked. 

Before the professional added: ‘Have a drink out of it tonight for Dad’. 

It comes after one other Antiques Roadshow visitor has vowed to promote their ‘uncommon’ bunny toy after having an enormous valuation for the merchandise which has sat in a drawer for 20 years. 

A girl introduced the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to be valued when the BBC present visited Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland.

During the repeat episode which aired on Sunday, the rabbit got here earlier than the creation of Disney’s Mickey Mouse and was a feisty character who relied on his trademark good luck to get him out of bother. 

Antiques professional Bunny Campione defined: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an important rabbit as a result of it was designed by Disney for Universal Pictures. 

She informed professional Andy McConnell: ‘It belongs to my father, he noticed it on a bric-a-brac stall, [the owner] needed 10p, my father preferred it so gave him 50p’

Moving on the valuation Andy concluded with a smile: ‘£2,000’ as the lady threw her arms to her mouth gobsmacked

‘So it was a Disney well-known rabbit and so they made 27 movies and…they’re hilarious. They are good!’ 

Bunny went on to ask the lady how the rabbit got here in her possession. 

The woman stated: ‘My mum was given him after I was a child by an incredible aunt who labored in service and she or he was given some toys that the kids had grown out of.

‘And when my mum noticed it, she thought, “she’s not having that”, and she or he wrapped it up in a bag, put it in a drawer and I did not see it for about 20 years later’.

Stunned Bunny informed the visitor that the rabbit may be very ‘uncommon’ as she revealed the staggering worth he’s value. 

An Antiques Roadshow visitor has vowed to promote their bunny toy after having an enormous valuation for the merchandise which was sat in a drawer for 20 years

A girl introduced the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to be valued when the BBC present visited Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland

She stated: ‘This predates Mickey Mouse – Oswald is 1927 till 1938. And I can not perceive how Mickey Mouse got here alongside and he is not so well-known.

‘But he is completely pleasant and what’s so beautiful about him, he seems to be fortunate. Disney patented this, that is by the well-known Dean’s Rag Book firm which was began in 1903.

‘They truly made this. In that situation, and he is extremely uncommon, I’m going to say he is value £2000’.

The girls was left in shock, she replied: ‘I wasn’t anticipating that. I’m so happy. I can not imagine how a lot – he is a bit stuffed toy. I’ll positively promote.

‘For me, he is been in a drawer wrapped up and he would most likely keep like that. I’d love to seek out somebody who would actually recognize him and present him off a bit’.

Antiques Roadshow is on BBC One on Sunday nights at 7pm.