Antiques Road Trip expert laughs after glass bought for £1 makes eye-watering profit

Antiques Road Trip adept Paul Laidlaw was near successful disbelief aft uncovering a £1 point that sold for a immense profit

An adept connected Antiques Road Trip adept laughed with joyousness aft solid bought for £1 made an eye-watering profit.

On a peculiarly unforgettable instalment of the BBC amusement from 2017, experts Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion were connected the hunt for antiques that would bring successful nett astatine auction.

Early into the episode, Paul was drawn to an entity astir instantly upon entry. Sharing his excitement with viewers, helium said: "How acold americium I from the door? Three paces (to the shop) and that's what I'm buying."

Paul couldn't fell his delight astatine stumbling upon specified a find truthful swiftly, pointing retired that the minuscule solid point outgo conscionable £1 and dated backmost to the 1700s.

To the camera, helium explained that it was a sweetmeat dish, perchance adjacent a barroom stand, and expressed admiration for its exquisitely elaborate knopped stem and folded foot.

Exhilarated by his find, helium exclaimed: "That is serendipity. It's besides a colossal bargain. The information of the substance is, I deliberation that's worth, to a specializer collector, £100 of anyone's money."

With infectious enthusiasm, helium recalled: "I kid you not, 3 paces from the door, 2nd support down connected the bric-a-brac stall, ta-dah! ".

The auction aboriginal transformed into a thrilling country for Paul arsenic the bidding began astatine a astonishing £110. The hostility intensified arsenic aggregate online bids drove the terms upwards.

Paul's astonishment was wide to spot arsenic the fig soared past £200, with Christina cheering connected enthusiastically. As the bids surged to a staggering £360, Christina, amused by the frenzied auction scene, commented light-heartedly: "Ok, I'm conscionable a rider astatine this point!".

The portion yet achieved a singular auction merchantability of £360. Paul was visibly thrilled astatine the result, laughing successful triumph with his arms thrown up successful celebration.

Co-host Christina commended him: "Well done, good done!" and the programme's voiceover added: "Absolutely outstanding, an unbelievable profit."

In a light-hearted show of admiration for Paul, the BBC adept couldn't incorporate her joyousness and amusement arsenic she praised him: "Wow, seriously. I americium not worthy Paul Laidlaw. Well done."

Antiques Road Trip is disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer.