A guest on the Antiques Roadshow brought along an item he found in a charity shop and was stunned to learn just what it was worth.
Sunday evening's episode showed Fiona Bruce and the team visit Sefton Park' s Palm House, where a number of people brought along heirlooms and trinkets to be valued. One man brought along a vase he had bought at a charity shop for £7.99.
Chinese ceramics expert Lars Tharp was immediately impressed with the item. Mr Tharp said: "In fact, it's not one vase, it's two vases. There's another vase inside, that's actually quite a tricky thing to do. What's really special about this is the shape. This is one of the oldest shapes known to Chinese culture, this is an ancient shape. The question is 'is it ancient'?"
