Antiques Roadshow: Unloved pair of Chinese pictures surprises everyone WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow. An Antiques Roadshow guest couldn’t help but laugh when she was told the price tag of a dress she’d never properly looked at. A crowd gathered on the BBC show as expert Hilary Kay prepared to appraise a stunning dress belonging to a pensioner, on the grounds of Tewkesbury Abbey.
Kay began: “Looking at this dress, I can sort of picture the scene one misty morning, a woman walking through the abbey meadows. It’s wonderful and is it a family heirloom?” The guest bluntly replied: “No”, to the amusement of Kay who said: “Oh”, with herself and the audience laughing. She continued: “It was given to me by a friend in the 1960s.
And she gave it to me, because I just had a daughter and I think she thought she might be interested in [it] later on, to dress up in it.” It transpired the item was worth a small fortune (Image: BBC) Related articles Antiques Roadshow guest’s jaw drops as 'dirty' car boot sale find valued Antiques Roadshow guests gobsmacked at value for ‘brave’ Mary the pigeon medal When questioned if her daughter had ever tried it on, the guest explained it had “never been touched” and that she’d “never seen it out”, much to Kay’s surprise. “You’ve never seen it out? This is the first time you’ve actually seen it -”, with the guest interrupting: “Yes, seen it on show.
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