Antiques Roadshow guest gobsmacked at value of ‘modest’ late dad’s Olympic memorabilia

An Antiques Roadshow guest’s jaw dropped upon uncovering retired conscionable however overmuch her dad’s Olympic postulation was truly worth.

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An Antiques Roadshow impermanent was near “stunned” by the awesome terms tag of her precocious dad’s Olympics memorabilia.

BBC adept Marc Allum was connected manus to conscionable with a pistillate astatine the Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery to appraise her dad’s postulation of Olympic items which he’s had since the 1930s.

Her dada was “great” cyclist Charles Holland, who competed successful 2 Olympic Games arsenic good arsenic a Tour De France.

The impermanent told Allum: “He’s my begetter and helium was precise humble astir his occurrence arsenic a cyclist. We conscionable had a load of cups successful the location and we didn’t spot immoderate of this for galore years until we recovered a large suitcase aft we were clearing the location retired aft helium died and we recovered each this worldly that helium kept for years and years and years.”

She explained that portion her dada had told her of his cycling past, they “didn’t dwell connected it”, particularly arsenic his vocation was interrupted by the warfare arsenic good arsenic having 3 children.

Allum commented: “I look astatine this and I’m rather astonished to beryllium honorable with you. So what I’ve done is prime a fewer highlights from his vocation successful essence.”

Among the items presented were a programme for the 10th Olympiad Los Angeles 1932, his competitor’s medallion and a bronze Olympic medal for pursuit cycling. Allum remarked: “Well that successful itself is thing isn’t it? Your begetter won a bronze medal astatine the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, perfectly amazing.”

The adept went connected to constituent retired the British and Olympic garment arsenic good arsenic different programme for the “notorious” 1936 Berlin Olympics wherever Hitler was present. The impermanent besides presented a photograph of the cycling squad from that twelvemonth erstwhile her dada was captain.

“He’s a precise suave looking man determination I person to say, helium looks truly wonderful”, Allum said. “Interestingly enough, the garment benignant of gives distant his benignant of size successful essence. He was evidently slim, precise fit, almighty person.”

Summarising, Allum stated: “I’m going to effort and enactment a terms connected this and it’s really, truly difficult. And you know, I deliberation your postulation is worthy £15,000 to £20,000.”

The antheral who accompanied the proprietor of the memorabilia commented: “Wow” arsenic she exclaimed “No! I can’t judge it.” Allum reassured her: “I don’t deliberation I person immoderate hesitation successful putting that worth connected it, it’s amazing.”

In a abstracted interview, the antheral who accompanied her said: “Amazing valuation of people and you don’t really deliberation what those medals are worthy but you bash realise however uncommon they are. £15,000 to £20,000 did benignant of daze me.”

She added: “Me too, perfectly shocked. Wow’d by it, fantastic. I can’t judge it.”

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