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Antiques Roadshow guest calls out expert leaving BBC star dumbfounded

An Antiques Roadshow guest returned to the BBC show after she says an expert hailed her vase "rubbish".

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An Antiques Roadshow guest returned after a "rubbish" initial valuation. (Image: BBC)

An Antiques Roadshow guest came back with a "ferociously ugly" vase after a disappointing first encounter with an expert.

Antiques Roadshow is back this evening, Sunday, August 9, on BBC One with host Fiona Bruce visiting Clissold Park in Hackney.

It was at this location that glass specialist Andy McConnell appeared somewhat puzzled as he gestured towards his next guest and said: "Wait a minute, I've seen you here before today."

She then bluntly replied: "I came in earlier this morning and I brought you a glass which you said was rubbish so I came back with the good stuff."

As she levelled the accusation, McConnell gasped in surprise before offering his version of events.

"Well you did! Because I remember the glass in question and I didn't say it was rubbish, I said it was worth a tenner.", reports the Express.

He subsequently proceeded with his evaluation of two vases which she acquired from the Kosta Boda factory in Sweden where she formerly resided.

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An Antiques Roadshow expert was dumbfounded as a guest hit back at his "rubbish" appraisal.(Image: BBC)

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?" McConnell remarked. "So there are people who think they are ferociously ugly. So what's the appeal?"

She said: "The colours were the thing, absolutely wonderful colours.

"The Swedes are very good at glass and I think it's because of the light. The wonderful light you get.

"I think that's all true. The Swedes, in my book, are, with the Finns, the greatest glass makers of the latter 20th Century."

McConnell then decided to lift one of the vases to present to the spectators gathered around them.

He continued: "And they gave their designers' license to create really outlandish, whacky things and, this one in particular, I mean look at that ladies and gentlemen.

"This is called an ugly face vase, isn't it and it kind of is. Look at that.

"So this is made by creating a mould and blowing the glass into the mould, it then fills the mould and creates shape and the designer of both is Kjell Engman and the story is revealed under here."

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An Antiques Roadshow guest brought in two Swedish vases to be valued.(Image: BBC)

Turning the vase upside down, the specialist revealed that the base indicated it was from Kosta Boda's Cancan collection by Kjell Engman, bearing the number 95, which corresponds roughly to when the guest bought it.

When questioned about how much she had paid for them, the visitor said: "I think they were outside what I wanted to pay but I think it was about 50 back then."

McConnell explained: "I think you've done alright. I'd say 150 on this one which is a really nice shape, great colour but this one is the winner and that's about 200 to 250.

"So what do you reckon? That's alright, isn't it?"

She told the expert: "Not bad. But I keep them because they remind me of Sweden and the wonderful Swedish light and beauty of the countryside."

At this point McConnell offered a glimpse into his personal life, confessing: "Love it. I spent every summer there for 10 years and I really, really miss it."

Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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