Antiques Roadshow guest STUNNED to discover the HUGE value of ‘amazing and extraordinary’ book after it was found at a rubbish dump

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked to discover the huge value of a book they owned after it had been found at a rubbish dump, before he bought it online. 

The latest episode of the BBC series saw members of the public bringing their prized possessions along to Alexandra Gardens in Cardiff. 

And expert Clive Farahar was amazed by one man gentleman’s ‘amazing and extraordinary’ leather-bound genealogical book which featured his wife’s hand-painted family tree and turned out to be from the late 1800s.

The guest explained: ‘I first saw this on the internet less than a year ago, and it’s all about the Hughes family and their ancestry, which my wife belongs to’. 

He went to say how the online seller said it had been found on a tip in North Wales Wales over 35-years ago.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked to discover the huge value of a book they owned after it had been found at a rubbish dump, before he bought it online

And expert Clive Farahar was amazed by one man gentleman’s ‘amazing and extraordinary’ leather-bound genealogical book which featured his wife’s hand-family tree and turned out to be from the late 1800s

Astounded expert Clive asked: ‘So this valuable manuscript with your family in, was found on a tip? somebody had just thrown it out?’.

Before gushing: ‘I think [the book is] extraordinary, I mean you’ve got sort of 200 pages here, crammed full of every relation you could possibly have’.

‘And here it is, beautifully bound, there is hardy a mark on it, found in a tip’.  

Despite branding it ‘priceless’ Clive said the item could fetch a whooping £1,500 at auction. 

Shocked the man, with a beaming smile, asked: ‘Really?’. 

It comes after a schoolboy was left equally shocked by the value of his genie lamp in an earlier episode. 

The youngster arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought along a sterling teapot he had found on the side of the road in a box marked ‘free.’

The boy – who is thought to be the youngest-ever guest on the long-running series – did not reveal his name, but the antique teapot was marked with the letter G, which is his initial.

Astounded expert Clive (R) asked: ‘So this valuable manuscript with your family in, was found on a tip? somebody had just thrown it out?’

Before gushing: ‘I think [the book is] extraordinary, I mean you’ve got sort of 200 pages here, crammed full of every relation you could possibly have’

Despite branding it ‘priceless’ Clive said the item could fetch a whooping £1,500 at auction

Revealing more about the history of the teapot, expert Lagina Austin explained: ‘It’s what they call a demitasse pot, which would be used for coffee rather than tea. And this was probably part of a set. 

‘And the G on there is probably a family name of whoever this belonged to at one point. You’re right that it’s sterling silver.’

When Lagina told the young man that the value of the antique was in the region of £200 to £300, he couldn’t believe his luck.

It comes after a schoolboy was left equally shocked by the value of his genie lamp in an earlier episode 

The youngster appeared on the BBC Sunday teatime staple when it arrived at Roundhay Park in Leeds, where he brought along a sterling teapot he had found on the side of the road in a box marked ‘free’

He exclaimed: ‘Wow for something I found on the side of the road. That’s amazing.’

The clip soon went viral on TikTok, and social media users flocked to the comments to praise the intelligent young man.

One said: ‘This child has the enunciation I have been trying to achieve for 53 years’.

Another added:  ‘Such a smart and articulate young man.’

Just moments before the valuation took place, the boy explained he had wanted to appear on television since he was five years old.  

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