Antiques Roadshow guest 'shaking' as she's told surprising news about 50p wine glass
ok.co.ukAn Antiques Roadshow guest was left 'shaking' in disbelief after a wine glass she bought for just 50p turned out to be 300 years old and worth a fortune.
In the latest instalment of the BBC show, members of the public attended the Eden Project, with one woman bringing along a glass her father had given her.
She explained to expert Andy McConnell: “It belongs to my father, he saw it on a bric-a-brac stall, they wanted 10p, my father liked it so gave him 50p." But further investigation revealed that the glass was actually incredibly rare, with Andy sharing its origins.
He excitedly explained that it was actually a 'heavy baluster' antique glass and worth much more than it looked. Andy said: “It's about 1705-1710, which dates it at over 300 years old.
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