An Antiques Roadshow guest was left shocked to discover the valuation of a family heritage book which had been found in a rubbish dump.
Antiques expert Clive Farahar was tasked with sharing his wisdom about an item brought in by a guest, which was a leather-bound genealogical book.
The owner of the book explained they’d found it in a rubbish dump and it featured his wife’s hand-painted family tree.
Dating back to the 1800s, Farahar branded the item “amazing” as he observed it.
Detailing the background of the book, the guest stated: “I first saw this on the internet less than a year ago, and it's all about the Hughes family and their ancestry, which my wife belongs to.”
“So this valuable manuscript with your family in, was found on a tip? They had just thrown it out?” the expert quizzed.
BBC
|Clive Farahar was left stunned by the item
He continued: "I think [it is] extraordinary, I mean you've got sort of 200 pages here, crammed full of every relation you could possibly have.
“And here it is, beautifully bound, there is hardly a mark on it, found in a tip.”
Getting round to the all-important valuation, Farahar valued the item at an impressive £1,500.
The owner was in disbelief as he asked: “Really?”
BBC
|The family book had been discovered in a rubbish dump
Elsewhere, an earlier episode saw expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan left amazed by a unique sculpture.
The antiques guru gave the item an impressive valuation, but the owner made her feelings clear as she insisted on not selling the portrait bust.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
BBC
|Antiques Roadshow's Clive Farahar gave the book a huge valuaiton
Stating he “absolutely loves” the sculpture brought in for him to give his view on, Archer-Morgan continued: “I think it's an amazing, skillful piece of work."
The stalwart later told the owner people would “go crazy” over the item. He went on to predict it could make between £5,000 and £10,000 at auction if it were put up for sale.