Antiques Roadshow guests were left stunned after discovering how much their Grandmother’s jug she ‘didn’t even like’ was worth on Sunday.
Appearing on the BBC show – broadcast from Portchester Castle on the Hampshire coast – the mother and daughter presented the ceramic purchased by their elderly relative for £5 at a charity auction.
Expert Serhat Ahmet appeared thrilled and gushed ‘everything about it screams art deco’ as he revealed the item was in fact a Clarice Cliff original.
The jug featured a colourful hand painted design with a farm house scene, trees and bright orange sunset.
The ladies said it was purchased at a WI charity auction in the 1970s, only after the vase the grandmother really liked became too expensive.
Shocked: Antiques Roadshow guests were left stunned after discovering how much a jug their grandmother ‘didn’t even like’ was worth on Sunday
Pricey: Appearing on the BBC show – broadcast from Portchester Castle on the Hampshire coast – the mother and daughter presented the ceramic purchased by their elderly relative for £5 at a charity auction
Saying: ‘She never knew [it was a Clarice Cliff] she had no idea what it was’ .
Before adding: ‘She never particularly liked it because it was never the one she wanted’.
Clarice Cliff was an English ceramic artist who first found fame in the 1920s, best known for her innovative, colour-rich designs.
Expert Serhat revealed the ‘Lugano’ design wasvery rare and the orange sky only increased it’s value.
Going on to reveal his estimation saying: ‘£3,000 – £4,000 would be easily beaten at auction, so I would say over £4000 on the day’.
The duo then shared that the grandmother was now 104 and living in a home.
It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest discovered how much a vase which he saved from being thrown away was now worth.
Expert Eric Knowles couldn’t believe his eyes as he assessed its worth – joking the ornament was so beautiful he wanted to ‘hug it’.
Stylish: The jug featured a colourful hand painted design with a farm house scene, trees and bright orange sunset
The ladies revealed that it was purchased at a WI charity auction in the 1970s, only after the vase their grandmother really liked went over her budget.
Wow: Expert Serhat Ahmet revealed his estimation saying: ‘£3,000 – £4,000 would be easily beaten at auction, so I would say over £4000 on the day’.
The red-toned glass vase was decorated with an intricate underwater scene with fishes and coral.
The guest explained that he had found the vase by a rubbish tip, where individuals had left belongings they thought others may want.
Noticing its unique design, the guest told how when he asked how much the owner wanted for it, he was told £1 – and handed it over.
He recalled: ‘Well, I take my gardening rubbish from time to time to our local recycling centres. They have a shed there where they put out things that might be reusable.
Incredible! It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest discovered how much a vase which he saved from being thrown away was now worth
‘I noticed this pot sitting on the shelf, so I asked the guy at the tip there how much he wanted for it and he said he’d like £1.’
Expert Eric was clearly impressed as he looked over the vase and explained its origins.
‘Your vase encapsulated the best of Pilkington lustreware.’
Pilkington’s lustreware was a manufacturer of tiles, vases and bowls, based in Clifton near Pendlebury, Lancashire.
The company was established in 1892 and employed talented designers, the most famous of whom was Charles Voysey.
The expert continued: ‘The man who was responsible for starting all the lustre decoration was William Burton,’ he revealed to the guest.
Wow! Appearing on the BBC show – broadcast from Portchester Castle on the Hampshire coast – the guest presented a vase that he had recovered from a local recycling centre
Touched: Expert Eric Knowles couldn’t believe his eyes as he assessed its worth – joking the ornament was so beautiful he wanted to ‘hug it’
The expert continued: ‘The man who was responsible for starting all the lustre decoration was William Burton,’ he revealed to the guest.
William Burton was one of the leading antiquaries in the Midlands from 1590s to the 1650s.
Continuing, he said: ‘But the decoration, you know what? You can think I’m bonkers, I want to hug it.’
The guest concurred, sharing: ‘It’s absolutely gorgeous and it just amazes me that anybody should want to throw it away.’
It was then that he was left open-mouthed by expert Eric as he revealed that the vase could be worth thousands of pounds.
Detailed: The red-toned glass vase was decorated with an intricate underwater scene with fishes and coral
Lucky: The guest explained that he had found the vase by a rubbish tip, where individuals had left belongings they thought others may want
He told the guest: ‘The market is very healthy and the moment. This would make well in excess of £2,000.’
The guest, stunned, couldn’t believe how much it was worth and vowed to never part with it.
‘Good heavens, good heavens. I love it even more now if you think it’s worth that much.
‘I certainly won’t be parting with it,’ he shared.
