Antiques Roadshow guest left ‘shaking’ after she discovers 50p wine glass is actually 300-years old and ‘very rare’ with a HUGE value

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left ‘shaking’ after discovering that a wine glass bought for 50p turned out to be incredibly rare and more than 300 years old.

In the final episode of the BBC series, the audience attended the Eden project, with a lady bringing the glassware over after her father had collected it from a flea market stall.

She told expert Andy McConnell: ‘It’s from my dad, he saw it on a flea market stall, (the owner) wanted 10p, my dad liked it so gave him 50p.’

Surprised, the Antiques expert joked: ‘Oh, I really like it, can I have it for a pound?’ before moving on to reveal the origins of the wine glass.

He said it was called a ‘heavy baluster’ because of the glass containing 30% lead, and revealed it dated 30 years after the invention of lead crystals.

In the final episode of the BBC series, members of the public attended the Eden project, which saw a lady drop off the glassware after her father had collected it from a bric-a-brac stall.

He says: ‘George Ravenscroft perfected the formula for lead crystal in 1676, and this is 30 years later. It is about 1705-1710, which dates it to over 300 years old.’

“And it’s rare!” he gushed as the woman admitted the news had left her shaking.

Continuing with the valuation, Andy concluded with a smile: ‘£2,000’, as the woman covered her mouth in astonishment.

Before the expert added: “Have a drink of it for daddy tonight.”

It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest vowed to sell his ‘rare’ bunny toy after receiving a huge appreciation for the item that had been in a drawer for 20 years.

A lady brought the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to be valued when the BBC show visited the Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland.

During the repeat episode that aired on Sunday, the Rabbit came before the creation of Disney’s Mickey Mouse and was a feisty character who relied on his signature luck to get him out of trouble.

Antiques expert Bunny Campione explained: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is a very important rabbit because it was designed by Disney for Universal Pictures.

She told expert Andy McConnell: ‘It’s from my dad, he saw it on a flea market stall, (the owner) wanted 10p, my dad liked it so gave him 50p’

Continuing with the valuation, Andy concluded with a smile: ‘£2,000’ as the woman covered her mouth in astonishment

“So it was a famous Disney bunny and they made 27 movies and… they’re hilarious. They’re brilliant!’

Bunny further asked the woman how the rabbit came into her possession.

The lady said: ‘My mother got it when I was a baby from a great aunt who worked in the service and she got some toys that the children had grown out of.

“And when my mother saw it, she thought, ‘She doesn’t have that,’ and she wrapped it in a bag and put it in a drawer and I haven’t seen it again 20 years later.”

Stunned Bunny told the guest that the rabbit is very ‘rare’ as she revealed how much he is worth.

An Antiques Roadshow guest has vowed to sell his bunny toy after receiving a huge appreciation for the item that had been in a drawer for 20 years

A lady brought the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to be valued when the BBC show visited the Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland

She said, ‘This predates Mickey Mouse – Oswald is from 1927 to 1938. And I don’t understand how Mickey Mouse came to be and he’s not that well known.

‘But he is absolutely delightful and what’s great about him is that he looks happy. Disney has received a patent for this, from the well-known company Dean’s Rag Book, which was founded in 1903.

“They really made this happen. In that condition, and it’s incredibly rare, I’m going to say it’s worth £2000.

The women were left shocked, she replied: ‘I didn’t expect that. I’m so happy. I can’t believe how much, he’s a little cuddly toy. I will definitely sell.

‘For me it has been in a drawer, and it would probably stay that way. I’d like to find someone who would really appreciate it and show it off a little bit.”

Antiques Roadshow airs on BBC One on Sunday evenings at 7pm.