A schoolboy was left shocked by the value of his genie lamp on Antiques Roadshow.
The youngster appeared on the BBC Sunday teatime staple when it arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought along a sterling teapot he had found on the side of the road in a box marked ‘free.’
The boy – who is thought to be the youngest-ever guest on the long-running series – did not reveal his name, but the antique teapot was marked with the letter G, which is his initial.
Revealing more about the history of the teapot, expert Lagina Austin explained: ‘It’s what they call a demitasse pot, which would be used for coffee rather than tea. And this was probably part of a set.
‘And the G on there is probably a family name of whoever this belonged to at one point. You’re right that it’s sterling silver.’
A schoolboy was left shocked by the value of his genie lamp on Antiques Roadshow
The youngster appeared on the BBC Sunday teatime staple when it arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought along a sterling teapot he had found on the side of the road in a box marked ‘free’
When Lagina told the young man that the value of the antique was in the region of £200 to £300, he couldn’t believe his luck.
He exclaimed: ‘Wow for something I found on the side of the road. That’s amazing.’
The clip soon went viral on TikTok, and social media users flocked to the comments to praise the intelligent young man.
One said: ‘This child has the enunciation I have been trying to achieve for 53 years’.
Another added: ‘Such a smart and articulate young man.’
Just moments before the valuation took place, the boy explained he had wanted to appear on television since he was five years old.
Recently, a guest was left speechless after a 1,000-year-old ‘scary’ item he purchased for just £40 received a staggering valuation.
That episode came from Derry, Northern Ireland, as guests brought along their treasures to be examined.
A guest on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow was left speechless after a 1,000-year-old ‘scary’ item he purchased for just £40 received a staggering valuation during Sunday’s episode
Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan stunned a guest during Sunday’s episode when he valued his ‘scary’ statue at between £1,000 and £2,000
Described as a ‘scary looking fellow,’ by Ronnie, the guest had brought in a tiny statue thought to have been from the 11th of 12th century
Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan stunned a guest during Sunday’s episode when he valued his ‘scary’ statue at between £1,000 and £2,000.
Described as a ‘scary looking fellow,’ by Ronnie, the guest had brought in a tiny statue thought to have been from the 11th or 12th century.
The guest revealed he had picked up the goblin-like statue at an online auction and paid just £40 for it, so was shocked when Ronnie revealed its true worth.
‘I know some things about him but I kind of found him on an online auction site,’ the guest said of research he had done on the statue. ‘He was fun and very interesting.
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