An Antiques Roadshow guest was shocked to discover the huge value of car badges after finding them in an attic before being told to throw them away.
Sunday’s episode saw members of the public take their prized possessions to London’s Crystal Palace in hopes of finding their fortune.
With one man leaving expert and fellow car badge collector John Foster very jealous with his collection from all around the world.
‘I’ve got nothing like this collection,’ John said, ‘You must have been collecting for years’.
However the gentleman revealed he had infant found them in an attic when he was doing building work on an old Georgian rectory almost a decade ago.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was shocked to discover the huge value of car badges after finding them in an attic before being told to throw them away
The man left expert and fellow car badge collector John Foster very jealous with his items from all around the world
He recalled: ‘The lady said “No it’ rubbish, throw it away”‘.
John then explained why the collection was so unusual and gushed over their incredible quality.
Saying: ‘The one I find really amazing is the Iraq automobile club, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen it I didn’t even know they had one.’
Moving on to the value, he declared some were worth between £80 and £100, while others could fetch anything up to £500 at auction.
‘Overall, I would say you have anything between £1,500 and £2,000’.
A little shock the man muttered: ‘Very nice’.
It comes after a guest was left stunned to discover the true value of two vases she had picked up in a charity shop during a recent episode from Derry, Northern Ireland.
One woman brought in two floral vases to be looked at, that she had purchased for just £1 each, after negotiating the price down at a charity shop.
Expert John then explained why the collection was unusual and gushed over their incredible quality
Moving on to the value, he declared some were worth between £80 and £100, while others could fetch anything up to £500 at auction
She explained she had been about to throw them away, before deciding to bring them along to learn about their history.
Despite the ornaments not being in the best condition, expert John Sandon surprised the guest and the viewers by revealing they were actually very valuable.
He explained they were from a pottery firm called Belleek, with pieces being ‘highly prized’ by collectors.
What made the ceramics even more unique was their gold trim and tulip decoration, as John revealed that Belleek didn’t make many of that style.
He said that the pieces date all the way back to around 1870 and said one vase could sell for an eye-watering £700 to £1,000.
The guest was stunned and said: ‘Wow! I was actually going to dump them when I first brought them home! I didn’t like them.’
John chimed in to comment: ‘That £2 was well spent!’
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