An Antiques Roadshow guest was lost for words during Sunday’s episode, which took place in Dundee.
Expert Mark Smith met one man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showcased his paperwork, medals and badges – which are often ‘faked all across the world’.
The man showed a black and white photograph of his father, called David Cargill, before being sent to France with the BEF.
Impressed by the collection on the table, Mark said: ‘You said to me this morning ‘my dad was a soldier’ then you started to get this stuff out and I got so excited because this man was in the SAS, this is fantastic.’
‘We have a Territorial medal here. He went to France and he starts off his war by coming off a beach, somewhere called Dunkirk because he has the Dunkirk medal as well. What did he join then?’
An Antiques Roadshow guest was lost for words during Sunday’s episode, which took place in Dundee
Expert Mark Smith met one man whose father was an SAS soldier as he showcased his paperwork, medals and badges
The guest replied: ‘He joined the Parachute Regiment, did his training and once he’d got his wings, he immediately volunteered for SAS and was accepted.’
Mark continued: ‘Now, when you see these badges and things that you have here and you see SAS wings, usually they are fake. You have a Kings Crown Parachute Regiment badge.
‘Even they today are hard to find and usually they are copied as well. You then have two of the shoulder titles for the 1st SAS. Now, I’m not certain that I’ve ever seen those before, in the flesh to actually touch them but there they are.’
Mark was particularly impressed at the beret that belonged to the guests father as it obtained genuine details, including the little badge that he said was often ‘faked all across the world’.
Mark added: ‘These things just don’t come on the market, so to actually be able to stand here and touch the real thing, it’s fantastic!’
Putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200, with the full collection worth close to £8,000.
The guest was stunned by the valuation and said to Mark: ‘My father would be very surprised.’
The man showed a photograph of his father, called David Cargill, before being sent to France with the BEF
When it came to putting a value on the items, the BBC star said the medals alone were worth around £200
The guest was stunned by the valuation and said to Mark: ‘My father would be very surprised’
It comes after one 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.
‘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.’
It comes after 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
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.
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.’
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
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.
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