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The guest was about to throw out a pair of vases she'd picked up at a bargain price...before learning how rare they were.
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An Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned by the real value of a rare pair of vases she had picked up for £2 at a charity shop and had been about to bin.
In Sunday night's episode of the BBC One show, the vase owner visited Ebrington Square in Derry, Northern Ireland to learn more about the items that she planned to get rid of and was given some very surprising information.
What, how, and why?
Antiques Roadshow viewers love nothing more than a good charity shop bargain story, and Sunday's episode from Derry's Ebrington Square featured a corker.
One woman visiting the antiques experts brought along two floral vases that she had picked up for £1 each after haggling the price down at a charity shop, and while she didn't seem particularly attached to them at first, she may well have changed her mind after the valuation.
The vase owner had been about to throw them away, but decided to wait and find out a bit more about their history after seeing that the show was visiting Derry.
She looked amazed to be told that the vases were actually highly sought after collectibles from a pottery firm called Belleek and were even more unusual for their gold trim and tulip decoration that the company had only made a small number of.
Antiques expert John Sandon told her the unexpected news that the vases dated back to 1870 and that they could sell for between £700 to £1,000 each - giving her a healthy profit on her £2 investment.
She said: "Wow! I was actually going to dump them when I first brought them home! I didn't like them."
Sandon told her: "That £2 was well spent!"
What else has been happening on Antiques Roadshow?
Fans of the cosy Sunday night show aired their frustration last week at the items being brought in for valuation starting to get a bit samey.
They complained about being bored over another Rolex being brought to be valued last Sunday. "Is Antiques Roadshow sponsored by Rolex? Every chuffing week!" One person wrote among the social media comments. Another added: "The weekly Rolex section Yawn Antiques Roadshow."
"Antiques Roadshow Same boring Rolex stories every week," more wrote on social media. "Antiques Roadshow just breaking for its usual Rolex commercial break."
"19 minutes for the weekly Rolex Antiques Roadshow," others added. "Rolex always on Antiques Roadshow". "A Rolex on the Antiques Roadshow." "Yes, Rolex time. Antiques Roadshow."
Antiques Roadshow airs on BBC One at 7pm on Sundays.
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