Antiques Roadshow guest gets nasty shock after learning truth behind treasured item | The Sun
ONE Antiques Roadshow guest got a nasty shock after learning the truth behind her treasured item.
BBC viewers were taken to Powis Castle in Wales where visitors received valuations for their old heirlooms.
One member of the public brought a beautiful painted egg to expert to antiques expert Serhat Ahmet.
The contributor revealed on Antiques Roadshow that the item belonged to her grandmother when she ran a shop.
Speaking to the presenter, the guest explained: "She always went to the salerooms and would enjoy finding unusual or special items that she would probably keep herself rather than sell. So, it’s been handed down."
But she admitted that she has fond memories of the item as her family used to wonder what it was.
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"We sometimes think it’s a bit of glass or a bit of painted stone. In the family, at Christmas, we always used to say, ‘Here’s our Fabergé egg," she explained.
A Fabergé egg is a jewelled egg created by the infamous jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Russia.
The items have become symbols of opulence and are thought to be worth millions of pounds.
However, she was in for a nasty shock as the TV personality revealed that the item was not one of the famous items.
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He interjected: "I’ll disappoint you now, it’s not a Fabergé egg. But, what you do have is a perfume bottle.”
"A very, very elaborate perfume bottle and one that’s very rare.It’s a very special and important porcelain egg.”
As he gave his guest more context about the heirloom, he explained that it was made by Berlin's Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur (known as KPM), and although it is not worth millions, it's still a rare object.
"This piece was made in around 1895/1905. The art nouveau period," the presenter commented.
He added: "Each time a layer was put on, it would have to be fired, another layer, another firing."
Serhat then asked the lady how much she thought the item would be worth, to which she replied: "No, I was hoping it would cover the cost of my new dress."
The expert then laughed in response as he told the contributor: "Not knowing how much your dress cost, if I wanted to buy this object today, I would have to pay upwards of £1,500."
Looking shocked, she replied: "Oh that’s lovely, isn’t it? That's special."
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