‘Startled’ Antiques Roadshow visitors cannot include their shock as they be taught eye-watering worth of ‘extraordinary’ albums purchased for simply £5

Sunday’s instalment of Antiques Roadshow saw two guests startled as they learned the ‘extraordinary’ value of two albums purchased for just £5.

BBC‘s Fiona Bruce returned to host the programme from Lister Park and Cartwright Hall in Bradford, where guests brought in their prized possessions to be evaluated.

Two ladies were among those who owned some extremely valuable items.

They had brought in two Indian albums, thought to originate from the early 1800s. 

Specialist Runjeet Singh chatted to the women about how they initially acquired the pieces, to which one shared: ‘My mother got them in a second-hand market in Dublin.’

She revealed it was likely her mother had paid around £5 for both items. 

Sunday’s instalment of Antiques Roadshow saw two guests startled as they learnt the ‘extraordinary’ value of two albums purchased for just £5

And two ladies were among those who owned some extremely valuable items

The BBC specialist further explained: ‘So we have two albums and the school of painting is called Company School, meaning East India Company. Started in 1600 and went on well into the late 1800s. 

‘Let’s face it, they were there to extract money and resources from India. There are some small mercies and human stories that come out of it.’

She added: ‘So you have this beautiful new school of painting, which is a mix of Indian and European, and you see some beautiful examples in these albums.’

Runjeet then studied the artwork, informing the woman that it depicts Indian daily life, featuring craftsmen labouring in the backdrop. 

He continued: ‘This painting here, it’s great that we’ve got such an early date 1780 and this album is just stuffed with wonderful examples of this mix of Indian and European work.’

Much to their surprise, Ranjeet then shared that the paintings are highly sought after and that each piece varies slightly in quality.

He stated that one image alone is worth £1,000, which left the younger guest asking if each page held the same value, to which he concurred.

One of the women exclaimed: ‘That’s extraordinary!’ to which the expert informed the pair that this was merely the starting point.

He then told them that another individual’s image was valued between £6,000 and £8,000. 

The expert added: ‘So, to try and put an overall figure on both albums, minimum £22,000.’

The guests were left speechless at the valuation, although they said the albums were too beautiful to part with.

One shared: ‘A lot more than we thought! Really nice to know more information about it.’

The other concluded: ‘Startling, really extraordinary.’

Last week, one of the experts was left fizzing with excitement as a Pablo Picasso item made history on the show.

Ceramic expert Will Farmer was left shocked at the ‘pulse-racing’ value of a piece of artwork made by no one other than iconic Spanish artist Picasso – a first for the programme. 

He said: ‘Well, there are certain names within the firmament of art and design that will raise anyone’s pulse, and one of those has to be Pablo Picasso. And before us, we have a jug by Pablo Picasso.’

The guest then revealed that the jug belonged to her parents and she found it when she was clearing her house after her father’s death.

An Antiques Roadshow expert was left fizzing with excitement after a Pablo Picasso item made history on the show

She continued: ‘And actually, funnily enough, this had been a jug that I was scarcely aware of as being in their house.

‘My mother was a keen art collector, but it didn’t have pride of place in the house at all.’

Will then added: ‘Where we have to head for is a place called Vallauris. And within that area, there were potters and workers, but of particular note, there was a firm called Madoura that was run by Georges and Suzanne Ramie.

‘Let’s take ourselves back to 1946, when Picasso went to visit Madoura Pottery. And while he was there, Georges and Suzanne Ramie allowed him to make three pieces.

‘And he was so transfixed by this medium that a formation of a new adventure began.’

The expert revealed that from 1947 to 1971, the artist created over 630 different designs.

Antiques Roadshow airs Sundays on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.