Antiques Roadshow guest collapses into giggles as she discovers the HUGE value of ‘scruffy’ carriage clock that hasn’t worked for 50-years

An Antiques Roadshow guest burst into laughter when she discovered the enormous value of her small broken carriage clock, which expert Richard Price described as ‘pretty shabby’.

Sunday’s show saw the public taking their treasured items to Thirlestane Castle on the Scottish borders, with one lady keen to find out more about the timepiece after inheriting it from her late husband’s aunt.

Giggling, she admitted that the clock was indeed in a terrible state, and had been since the clock was gifted to her on her wedding day fifty years ago.

She said to Richard: ‘It’s always been on my desk and doesn’t work, I know it’s awful, right?’

The expert further revealed that it was a French example from about 1885, marveling at the porcelain panels and confirming that it was made by the renowned Drucker company of Paris.

During Sunday’s show, members of the public brought their treasured belongings to Thirlestane Castle on the Scottish border

She told expert Richard: ‘It’s always been on my desk and doesn’t work, I know it’s awful, right?’

But Richard was quick to point out the flaws, including the need to clean and re-gild the gold before it was ready to go to auction.

Before I add, “When that’s done, that’s how it will be [worth] £4,000′, as the audience gasped in surprise.

The woman threw her head back in shock, laughing as she muttered, “I’ll be sure to see how much that costs to get [the work] finished.

“It’s so special to me,” she said, before Richard joked: “It’ll be even more special if it works!”.

It comes after another guest was was left stunned and the crowd around her gasped as she discovered the six-figure value of a “never before seen” relic that her family had owned for decades.

The woman explained: ‘In the 1960s my husband’s parents bought a house in West Wales and all its contents, and this was included in the contents.’

She went on to say that no one in the family knew what it was, but after some online research they suspected it could have come from Fiji.

Expert Ronnie explained that the item actually came from the Cook Islands in the 17th century and would have been used for fighting.

The expert further revealed that it was a French example from about 1885, marveling at the porcelain panels and confirming that it was made by the renowned Drucker company of Paris.

But Richard was quick to point out the shortcomings, including the need for cleaning and re-gilding of gold to be ready to go to auction.

Before I add, “When that’s done, that’s how it will be [worth] £4,000′, as the audience gasped in surprise

He said: ‘As we all know, Captain Cook traveled to Polynesia and on his third visit’

“His surgeon saw one and noted in his diary how beautiful they were, praising this beautiful weapon.”

He then goes on to say that the item was “very rare”: “These are very, very important, these objects. I’ve never held one before, this is the first time.’

It comes after another guest was left stunned and the crowd around her gasped when she discovered the six-figure value of a ‘never before seen’ relic

Turning to the appraisal, he concluded: ‘It’s a shame about the damage, a small point is missing, but it doesn’t detract from its energy and power’.

Before we said that if it went on sale it could fetch between $100,000 and $150,000.

The audience gasped as the woman shouted, “Crikey! Wow, that’s amazing, isn’t it? Really great’.