An Antiques Roadshow guest couldn't quite believe it after a dish she found "among the spiders and the dust" in her loft received a staggering valuation. During an episode filmed at Wightwick Manor in Wolverhampton, BBC expert Duncan Campbell examined a grape dish that had been gathering dust for decades. Speaking to the owner, who was on crutches, he speculated: "Well I'm guessing since this little fella's eating a bunch of grapes, that this is a grape dish.
Do you use it for grapes?" The woman responded: "We don't actually. It's been in my parents' loft for about 20 years." When probed about its use, she added: "No, not used for anything.
We haven't cleaned it or anything." Although the guest had little knowledge about the dish, she believed it might be Russian based on what her mother had heard. Campbell revealed: "It's a very simple dish, you've got a shell, a big scallop shell and a lovely little cherub on the front with angel wings who's gorgeous.
"Now you're right, it is Russian. The interesting thing about it is that it's made by a rather good Russian maker. "On the bottom here, we've got the mark of Faberge.
You wouldn't have necessarily thought or associated with a dish like this, would you?" To which the guest, taken aback, replied: "Absolutely not." She was clearly astonished to learn her dish was crafted by the legendary Faberge. The expert continued: "But in actual fact it is made by Faberge, the quality of it is fantastic.
This was made in about 1910, 1915, jus.