Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless as she learns eye-watering value of 'most amazing' paintings left hidden in attic for 14 years By Laura Parkin For Mailonline Published: 07:00 EDT, 30 August 2024 | Updated: 07:03 EDT, 30 August 2024 e-mail View comments A guest on Antiques Roadshow was left speechless when she learned the eye-watering value of her unloved paintings. The artwork, which had been hidden away in her loft for 14 year, was hailed as ‘the most amazing thing I’ve seen in ages,' by expert David Battle. The guest joined the series at Ightham Mote in Ivy Hatch to have the car boot painting valued.
'Do you have these hanging on your wall?,' David asked. The lady admitted: 'No. They’ve been in my loft for about 14 years!' A guest on Antiques Roadshow was left speechless when she learned the eye-watering value of her unloved paintings The artwork, which had been hidden away in her loft for 14 year, was hailed as ‘the most amazing thing I’ve seen in ages,' by expert David Battle Explaining that she 'didn't really like them,' she added: 'My husband bought them in a boot sale about 15 years ago.
'My son-in-law thinks they’re Indian and that they’re about mid 18th Century because he thinks he is the expert.' David explained: 'The frames are Chinese, 18th Century. They enclose an inner mount which is enamel on copper, very, very beautifully done.
'Then there’s another border, this time with rough cut garnets probably in gilt beading. 'The frame encloses t.