BBC Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless by expert's valuation as truth behind item revealed

A impermanent connected the BBC antiques amusement refused to judge the staggering valuation

An Antiques Roadshow impermanent was near stunned aft learning her point was a uncommon treasure - and she refused to judge the expert's five-figure valuation.

In the occurrence that aired contiguous (January 19), which was a repetition from September 2023, creation specializer Will Farmer met a impermanent with a bronze sculpture of a pistillate carrying a jug that had been successful her household for years.

Describing wherever the portion came from, the impermanent explained: "We deliberation that she came from the French broadside of the family," earlier adding: "We had grandparents successful Paris astatine the extremity of the 1800s, aboriginal 1900s."

After inspecting the sculpture, Will spotted a "lovely signature" which helium said was by Joseph Bernard. "Now, helium was calved successful 1866, conscionable extracurricular of Léon," Will explained, earlier dropping a bombshell astir the piece.

"What we're looking astatine present is 1 of his astir celebrated and astir celebrated works, which is Jeune fille à la cruche, which is 'Young Girl with a Jug'. There's thing intelligibly classical here, but you tin besides spot that we're moving towards Art Deco."

Going into much item astir the sculptor, helium explained helium was considered "one of the existent aboriginal pioneers of the Art Deco movement," earlier adding: "I mean it was really said by idiosyncratic successful the world of academia that if you were to instrumentality distant sculptures from The Louvre that referenced Bernard, determination would beryllium thing near due to the fact that helium was truthful influential."

He explained that 1 of the sculptures had appeared astatine a caller auction successful Paris with an estimated worth of betwixt £15,000 to £20,000. As gasps erupted done the watching assemblage successful Dorset, helium added: "But it didn't fetch £15,000 to £20,000 - I'm truly sorry," earlier revealing that the point had really sold for adjacent more.

"It sold for the equivalent successful sterling of £40,000," helium said, arsenic the impermanent couldn't assistance but cull the valuation. "No, no, no," she repeated.

When she could yet find the words, the impermanent explained her plans for the piece, explaining that they would beryllium keeping it successful the family. "Well, that's rather thing for the household due to the fact that she is simply a household portion and we are truthful lucky," she gushed.

Antiques Roadshow returns to BBC One adjacent Sunday astatine 7pm with episodes besides disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer