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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand over mouth in shock as she learns mind-boggling truth behind painting bought for £18
An Antiques Roadshow guest was dumbfounded to learn the shocking truth behind a painting she bought for £18 during Sunday night's episode.
The contestant clasped her hand over her mouth in utter disbelief after expert Lawrence Hendra told her what the painting's true value was.
During the episode, a guest shared the backstory of her painting and revealed she purchased the item within a bundle of artwork for £18 in 2018.
While she gave most of the pieces to charity, the guest shared she had a special inkling to keep one back.
And it was certainly lucky that she did, as Lawrence revealed that the painting was in fact worth a whopping price.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was dumbfounded to learn the shocking truth behind a painting she bought for £18 during Sunday night's episode
During the episode, a guest shared the backstory of her painting and revealed she purchased the item within a bundle of artwork for £18 in 2018
The contestant was in utter disbelief after expert Lawrence Hendra told her what the painting's true value was
Lawrence prompted the guest's shocked response as she shared the artwork was estimated to be value at £3000-£5000.
The owner said: 'No, no, no! Okay, thank you, Lawrence!'
Last week on the show, another guest was left speechless when she learned the eye-watering value of her unloved paintings.
The artwork, which had been hidden away in her loft for 14 year, was hailed as ‘the most amazing thing I’ve seen in ages,' by expert David Battle.
The guest joined the series at Ightham Mote in Ivy Hatch to have the car boot painting valued.
'Do you have these hanging on your wall?,' David asked.
The lady admitted: 'No. They’ve been in my loft for about 14 years!'
Explaining that she 'didn't really like them,' she added: 'My husband bought them in a boot sale about 15 years ago.
While she gave most of the pieces to charity, the guest shared she had a special inkling to keep one back
And it was certainly lucky that she did as Lawrence revealed that the one painting was in fact worth a whopping price
Lawrence prompted the guest's shocked response as she shared the artwork was estimated to be value at £3000-£5000
'My son-in-law thinks they’re Indian and that they’re about mid 18th Century because he thinks he is the expert.'
David explained: 'The frames are Chinese, 18th Century. They enclose an inner mount which is enamel on copper, very, very beautifully done.
'Then there’s another border, this time with rough cut garnets probably in gilt beading.
'The frame encloses these two scenes. What’s going on? I find the iconography deeply puzzling.
'The obvious thing is this elephant. Could this be, as it has been suggested, an Indian painting? No.
'How do I know it’s not an Indian painting? By the eyes of the elephant. Only the Chinese painted elephant’s eyes like that, so this is definitely Chinese.
'The white elephant is symbolic of the Buddha.”
He then took a look at the second painting, and continued: 'But here? What’s going on here? We’ve got a man presenting a military gentleman with a silver urn.'
Last week, another guest was left speechless when she learned the eye-watering value of her unloved paintings
The artwork, which had been hidden away in her loft for 14 year, was hailed as ‘the most amazing thing I’ve seen in ages,' by expert David Battle
David explained: 'It’s not just a silver urn he’s going to put soup in. I think that these two are symbolic of the death of this girl and that is symbolic of the husband receiving her soul.
'And that neo-classical urn is typical of the symbolism that you find of mourning. I think they’re just the most amazing things I’ve seen in ages.'
Revealing the true value, the expert said: 'I’d get them out of the attic. I think you should spend a bit of money getting them cleaned, because I think they would fetch between £15,000 and £20,000.'