Antiques Roadshow’s ‘youngest ever’ guest left shocked over massive value of genie lamp-style teapot
A schoolboy was shocked by the value of his ghost lamp at Antiques Roadshow.
The youngster appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Teatime when it arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought with him a silver teapot he found on the side of the road in a box marked ‘free’.
The boy – who is believed 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, his initial.
Expert Lagina Austin revealed more about the history of the teapot, explaining: ‘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 behind it is probably a family name of the person this once belonged to. You’re right about it being sterling silver.’
A schoolboy was shocked by the value of his ghost lamp at Antiques Roadshow
The youngster appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Teatime when it arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought with him a sterling teapot he 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 between £200 and £300, he couldn’t believe his luck.
He exclaimed, “Wow, what I found on the side of the road. That is amazing.’
The clip quickly went viral on TikTok and social media users flocked to the comments to praise the intelligent young man.
One said: ‘This child has the statement I have been trying to achieve for 53 years.’
Another added: ‘Such a smart and articulate young man.’
Just before the appraisal took place, the boy explained that he had wanted to appear on television since he was five.
Recently a guest was left speechless after a 1,000-year-old ‘scary’ item he bought for just £40 achieved a staggering appreciation.
That episode came from Derry, Northern Ireland, as guests brought their treasures to investigate.
A guest on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow was left speechless after a 1,000-year-old ‘scary’ item he bought for just £40 received a staggering appreciation during Sunday’s episode
Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan stunned a guest on Sunday’s episode when he valued his ‘scary’ statue at between £1,000 and £2,000
Described by Ronnie as a ‘scary looking guy’, the guest had brought with him a small statue believed to date from the 11th or 12th century
Expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan stunned a guest on Sunday’s episode when he valued his ‘scary’ statue at between £1,000 and £2,000.
The guest, described by Ronnie as a ‘scary looking guy’, had brought a small statue believed to date from the 11th or 12th century.
The guest revealed he picked up the goblin statue at an online auction and paid just £40 for it, so he was shocked when Ronnie revealed its true value.
“I know a thing or two about him, but I kind of found him on an online auction site,” the guest said of research he did on the statue. ‘He was fun and very interesting.