Antiques Roadshow guest blown away as 'really weird' item fetches four-figure sum

BBC Antiques Roadshow adept Matthew Haley was near stunned by an antithetic point arsenic a pistillate brought successful a uncommon photobook to beryllium valued during the astir caller occurrence of the BBC show.

Antiques Roadshow adept Matthew Haley was near utterly gobsmacked connected the latest occurrence of the BBC amusement erstwhile a pistillate brought successful a one-of-a-kind photobook to beryllium appraised.

On Sunday evening, viewers were whisked distant to the picturesque Pitzhanger Manor successful Ealing arsenic radical wanted to spot however overmuch their prized possessions could gain them astatine auction.

The occurrence saw 1 woman stepping guardant with an uncommon Harlequinade, a publication with flippable pages that unfold a story.

Clearly intrigued by this rarity, the BBC prima admitted, "I've been successful this concern for astir 20 years and I had ne'er seen 1 of these earlier until astir a period ago. This is the 3rd 1 I've seen successful the past month."

Before perusing the photobook, the Antiques Roadshow adept was visibly impressed by the children-friendly Harlequinade wherever turning the precocious flap creates a caller representation portion pairing it with the unaltered little half.

Wanting to cognize much astir the book, the proprietor explained: "It's my partners. He was near it by a person of his astir 2 years agone and we cognize thing astir it astatine all."

Adding to the awe earlier diving into the item's details, the adept shared his fascination, commenting: "It's really, truly curious. It starts with the communicative of Adam and Eve. It's done successful manuscript successful ink, handmade and h2o coloured."

The guest's publication revealed a bid of bizarre transformations, including Eve morphing into a mermaid and a lion donning a crown.

As the pages turned, viewers were treated to a watercolour representation of a antheral by a ample house, culminating successful a depiction of a skeleton and death, reports Express.

Expert Matthew was visibly intrigued, remarking: "I mean, it's truly weird, isn't it!?". The proprietor of the book, arsenic baffled by its contents, responded: "I didn't cognize what to marque of it if I'm honest."

The speech past shifted to the book's origins, with the pistillate hazarding a conjecture that it dated backmost to the 18th century.

Matthew confirmed her suspicions, adding: "Now, having said that this is the 3rd 1 of these that I've seen successful a month, they are inactive rather rate. Obviously, each 1 is unsocial and special. At auction, I deliberation you'd expect it to marque astatine slightest £1,000.

The pistillate was near astounded arsenic she exclaimed: "Wow! I didn't deliberation it was going to beryllium that much, convey you! Thank you precise much."

Antiques Roadshow is disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer.