Antiques Roadshow guest ‘worried’ at surprise value of painting after promise to mum
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dailystar.co.ukAntiques Roadshow expert. The woman explained to art expert Philip Mould that she was only allowed to keep the painting "as long as it wasn't valued at too much".The painting, which she believed was drawn by famous court painter Sir Godfrey Kneller, was purchased by her grandparents and she picked it when they passed away in 2009.
She says on the BBC programme: "When I asked my mother if I could have this portrait, she said I could have him as long as he wasn't valued at too much. "It was valued at £800 and she said that was about the maximum."The expert takes a closer look at the painting and realises it's not an ordinary piece of art.He explains: "There is a directness, a freshness for a picture that is painted, I think, in 1700, 1705..
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