An Antiques Roadshow guest was left dumb-founded after he found out his item was worth close to £100,000. The hopeful, who was an elderly gentleman, brought in a Lowry painting to Stonor Park, in Oxfordshire. Presenting the item, the gentleman gave a brief description of how he came across it and was immediately met with a look of astonishment from the BBC show's expert.
On the back of looking at the painting, the expert said: "He painted the mood of the nation, I think. Provenance of Lowry is crucial. Now thankfully, on the reverse of your picture you have a label from the {undisclosed] gallery that represented Lowry as you know and sold many of his works and you also have this letter.
" He added: "And this letter was sent to you from the director of the gallery in 1998 and he says 'further to your letter of the 29th July the painting by Lowry was sold by us in 1965 for £175 and its got all of the labels and stock codes..'.
" He continued: "In terms of value, I think if your painting were to come up for auction, I would expect to see it sell for a figure in the region of £60-£80,000." The guest laughed in amazement and simply said " Ok thank you." But it was not that long ago, a guest on the BBC2 show was wowed with a valuation after presenting a baseball that had been kept in a drawer in his home.
The baseball was signed by many notable players, making it a sought after item. According to the Express, the guest said: "Well my dad loved baseball, how he got these balls, I .
