Antiques Roadshow visitor fights again tears as he learns worth of vase
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An Antiques Roadshow guest had to fight back tears after learning the ‘shocking’ value of a vase passed down to him by his late boss.
The show’s resident expert Lee Young was left surprised by one item brought in by a man from Dundee.
He told viewers on Sunday’s episode that the vase may have travelled to the UK from Japan more than a century ago.
The guest told the expert on the RRS Discovery in Dundee that it was gifted to him by someone very close to him.
He said: ‘I inherited it from someone who’s very dear to me and he passed away about 10 years ago. with very lucky detail passed down by late boss
An Antiques Roadshow guest had to fight back tears after learning the ‘shocking’ value of a vase passed down to him by his late boss after years of admiring it
The show’s resident expert Lee Young was left surprised by one item brought in by a man from Dundee and revealed it had likely travelled to the UK from Japan
The guest told the expert on the RRS Discovery in Dundee on Sunday’s episode that he had inherited it from someone very close to him and was emotional at the memory of his boss
‘It means a lot to me. He was adamant that I should have it.’
He revealed that he had admired the vase for years when its previous owner was still alive and explained he’d first seen it while he was working for his boss.
The guest told Lee: ‘When I worked for him, I always admired it and he asked, “Well what do you want when I pass away? Do you want the mirror in the hall or the vase?”
‘I said, “I just don’t want you to die, I’m not going to tell you”‘.
He then explained that before his boss fell ill he made a promise that the vase should pass to him.
And Lee was clearly impressed, telling the guest who was tearing up: ‘Well, it’s a very very nice gift in sad circumstances, but it’s a very nice gift.’
He then went on to reveal the history behind the beautiful vase.
He said: ‘This is a type of ware called Satsuma ware, from Japan.’
After hearing the heartbreaking story behind the gorgeous artefact, the BBC valuer said: ‘Well, it’s a very very nice gift in sad circumstances, but it’s a very nice gift.’
Lee told the teary guest that the vase was known as Satsuma ware and was first introduced to the West in Paris in the year 1867 where people ‘went wild’ for it
Looking over the vase, the BBC star explained the importance of the figures covering it and noted its size before revealing that it could be worth up to £5,000 tot he shocked guest
Lee pointed to the base of the vase, highlighting its authenticity and the maker’s mark which showed it had been made by Ryozan and Kyotio
Providing more context, Lee told the man Satsuma ware was first introduced to the West in Paris in the year 1867.
He said: ‘We went wild for it to say the least! They were decorated with these lovely rich gilts and just very lush, rich decoration. Then actually, what we see here, a popular subject, were processions and we see a procession here.’
Looking over the vase, the BBC star explained the importance of the figures covering it, both on horseback and being carried in carriages.
But an element that shocked Lee the most was the scale of the vase.
He said: ‘What I love about it, is its scale I mean it’s just huge. I mean, for a Satsuma vase of this type. I mean often the ones we see are very small ones, very fine.’
He then suggested that the vase may date back more than 100 years ago to the late 19th century.
Lee pointed to the base of the vase, highlighting its authenticity and the maker’s mark which showed it had been made by Ryozan and Kyotio.
Speaking about its value, the antiques expert said: ‘It is such an impressive thing. It’s such an impressive size. I think, if that came onto the market today, that would easily command £3,000 to £5,000.’
The guest was visibly shocked by the valuation and became emotional.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left completely stunned after he found out the staggering valuation of his £45 watch on last week’s episode
His ‘extremely rare’ watch saw the BBC crowd gasp in awe of his prized possession, after hearing of the value
Holding back tears he said: ‘It’s quite special. That’s very – I get emotional because it reminds me of the man [who gave it to him].
‘To me, that’s the most important thing. But it’s a huge amount of money, it’s quite amazing. Shocking, actually. It’s quite shocking.’
This was not the only exciting discovery, on last week’s episode a guest was left completely stunned when he found out his £45 watch was now worth more than his pension.
The guest’s ‘extremely rare’ watch saw the BBC crowd gasp in awe of his prized possession, after hearing the value of it.
The guest said he was gifted the timepiece for his 21st birthday, shortly after he joined the Merchant Navy.
The watch, of which only a few hundred were made, is now worth a staggering £40,000 and the guest told valuer Richard that it was worth more than his pension.
