An Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned by the valuation of his silver gambling box. During a segment on the BBC show, Alastair Dickenson met with a pensioner who brought in a small silver box for appraisal, and it immediately caught the expert's eye. He said: "My favourite period of English silver is the 17th century and you've brought along a charming little box with a portrait of Charles I on the top.
" For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter Interrupting, the owner asked: "Is that what that is? " to which Dickenson confirmed: "Yep. And before we have a look at it, what can you tell me about its past?" READ MORE: I went to see The Syndicate on stage in Cardiff and I'm certain of one thing READ MORE: Piers Morgan says he’s ‘prepared to save’ Strictly amid crisis The pensioner said: "Well I know very little about it Alastair, apart from the fact that I was in business and one of the people in my office came to me and said he was a bit short of cash and was I interested in this," reports the Express . He added: "I said: 'yes, I don't know anything about it but it looks interesting.
What do you want for it? "So he mentioned a figure and I said it was a bit rather on the high side so I said to him I wouldn't go more than £2,000. He said: OK, I'll take it.' and I've had it ever since and that was in 1988.
" Dickenson then proceeded to examine the intricately decorated box more closely. Holding the box, he said: "As I said, on the top we've got the po.