Antiques Roadshow guest told statue thought to be worth £250k was actually only worth £150

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was handed the devastating blow that a statue, previously thought to be worth around £250,000 was actually only worth £150.

During the episode on Sunday, Fiona Bruce presented the show from Wollaton Hall in Nottingham. But one figure, thought to have been from the Kota tribe from Gabon, south of Nigeria, was brought in by an excited member of the public.

Hailed initially as 'iconic examples of African tribal art', the guest was then told that their figure was a copy and was slightly the wrong size.

The treasures brought to the BBC show’s group of antiques experts included a fire extinguisher cocktail shaker, a toy monkey popping out of a musical pineapple, as well as a pair of drawers belonging to Queen Victoria, the Mirror reports. READ MORETV This Morning viewers demand apology from Phillip Schofield as 'tone-deaf' Spin to Win returns after backlash Antique expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan appeared on the BBC One show to give his verdict on the figure, of which authentic versions have sold for as much as £250.