Valuation Of Sculptures Shocks Owner! | Antiques Roadshow

All valuations were correct at the time of broadcast. These golden sculptures were made between 1811 and 1813 by goldsmith Paul Storr, who is regarded as one of the finest British goldsmiths ever. It's no wonder these are so valuable! Hugh Scully and the experts from Antiques Roadshow take a look at some fantastic antiques and the history and stories surrounding them. This clip was filmed in Salisbury in 1991.
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[@utube1818]

This was back in the day when 40,000 would do more than just pay your electricity bill.

[@vyrnmn]

You could buy a house in 1991 for that much. Quite a nice one, too.

[@ralph95]

Well said

[@chefbillybaroo2056]

How about it…$40,000. 4 cars or a house!

[@KarsKirai]

It’s insane - I bought my first new car in 1994 for just under 13k

[@dougaltolan3017]

Truth

[@ianwilliams2632]

One of the greatest moments in Antiques Roadshow history, next to the Crawley Silver.

[@kingy002]

I know what you mean, but Crawley caps it for me. That backstory to the Crawley silver was fascinating and there is a good clip on here if you don't know about it.

[@piustwelfth]

Love the expressions of people in the background when they hear the appraisal (probably relatives).

[@kungdu]

That's crazy. Yes keep them as family item in case future generations have a hard time.

[@niekklein8725]

You do suprise me, such a British reaction

[@dmmtrck6310]

WOW. I didn't see that coming...his dad done well.

[@julietigermoon9572]

Beautiful

[@philiplewis7252]

Great clip!

[@girlybard]

Amazing!

[@60Airflyte]

Nice to see people so well dressed and not schlumpimg around in their pajamas in a public place.

[@macharrington7733]

Exactly...and not continually clicking on their phones😮

[@oltedders]

Pajamas would be an improvement for many people.

[@MichaelShawcross]

A British tradition.

[@marklopez555]

After 2019 your own government distroyed America.

[@davidrobertson5700]

Nice to see someone can spell pyjamas ?

[@OmarIversen]

His reaction at the end is the British version of jumping out of his seat and ripping off his clothes screaming. Lady behind him lost it even more. A scandinavian might have raised an eyebrow AND drawn breath and it would be talked about in his family for generations.

[@piustwelfth]

The lady is likely his wife.

[@jimwalker5412]

Typical English understatement, " Good Lord, you do surprise me"

[@500Athena]

Genuine piece of art is priceless.🤨

[@TomWatsonB1]

Roughly 116,000 pounds in today's money, or $144,000. These were worth roughly two to three years salary for most people around 1990. Incredible. Surely, they must be worth at least $100,000 today.

[@JonnyFunFun1]

Over half a million now easily

[@TomWatsonB1]

@@JonnyFunFun1 How do you know?

[@stuartwalsh4381]

These are NOT gold they are silver gilt

[@JGrowl-er9md]

@@stuartwalsh4381 I somehow missed that crucial detail.

[@abgonzalez5459]

Each one?

[@johnbaldock6353]

Rick from "Pawn Stars" would offer you £1000!🤣

[@FranciscoPizarro489]

yea of course he needs a small margin of profit because after all, he operates a shop, not a private collector And this highly sought-after over 200 year old masterfully crafted by legendry goldsmith golden antique would sit for a long time and take space and cost money

[@itsnotalwaysblackandwhite8624]

He’d have to call in an “Expert” first.

[@lindajolly935]

Today they are worth at least $150,000 dollars or more depends on the pounds! I wish that came across something like that! 🙂

[@mariaferreras4369]

The Brits are so reserved!

[@repeat911]

How many items like this are on thrift store shelves or sold at yard sales for pennies? I guess some education and research could potentially pay off.

[@krisbest6405]

I watch alot of resellers they make a huge wage as you said.

[@scarletred8888]

Not many, these items are rare anyway, things are much easier to research nowadays with the internet, a quick look on your phone and you know what you've got, however consistent searching does sometimes pay off!

[@stephanieyee9784]

Holy Dooley! Imagine how much they would be worth now!

[@Gigi-14]

They are certainly exquisite, but I wonder whether they’d be heavy or fit in the hand easily. I would enjoy them as art sculptures. I hope his heirs held on to them. 😊

[@bullet-catcherhohoho250]

You would not shake them, the shell part would be open and you would pinch the salt out of the top of them.

[@zeruzio1345]

​@@bullet-catcherhohoho250I think you may be incorrect. There atlre four holes visible at 0:10 on the side where you do have the option of sprinkling the salt but it does look like pinching the salt is also a possibility.

[@Gigi-14]

@@bullet-catcherhohoho250 thank you for the insight 😊

[@spacelord1913]

1991 was around the end of the golden era for antique dealing, especially silver. I doubt these would be worth that 40k today.

[@otarala]

Who would have thought gold tableware in perfect condition from hundreds of years ago might be valuable.

[@daveyauct]

They are silver and gilded not solid gold

[@animalnt]

Do you think if you don't brush your teeth they turn to gold too? 😂

[@dearnapst]

Why can't we have reruns of the old shows

[@nychris2258]

The British have really mastered the art of verbal fumfering.

[@applegal3058]

Yeah...got tired of listening to the expert go on and on.

[@johnm9845]

Americans expert at developing a peculiar word for it

[@zacharyanderson3791]

The intrinsic value of that much gold would be worth quite a bit. I am curious what the melted down value would have been vs the intact artwork value.

[@dougaltolan3017]

Melted down... A few quid. Theres a bit where he said "guilding"

[@KellysAdventures305]

The spoons are missing. The bowl of the spoon is a scallop shell and the handle comes up to a trident. Neptune's trident. I bet worth alot more if he had the matching spoons.

[@MrTruckerf]

"Where did you get these?" "Well, my father gave them to me about a year or 18 months before he died." "Oh. I was hoping you had bought them for 5 pounds from a rubbish dealer."

[@garyburner4362]

Nice to see people using words like schlumping

[@Knappa22]

And in 1991 you could buy a good basic house in several parts of the country for £40k

[@kallumama5464]

2:48

[@blktauna]

Isn't the goldsmith Ian Pickford goes googly eyed over?

[@ianwilliams2632]

Indeed, in a later episode he called Storr the UK's greatest native goldsmith.

[@amrw7863]

"Antique" Antiques Roadshow.

[@Ghhyuttgg]

That was the price of a 3 bed semi in 91

[@charlottewalters8918]

49,000 US dollars. Wow

[@brizwaldjonson]

in 1991 money

[@cjay6547]

Back then the exchange rate was basically £1=$2 so you could say it was worth US $80,000 at the time.

[@keaton718]

I wonder if even the King has salt cellars this valuable on his table.

[@faithlesshound5621]

They may have come from King George's table, originally. Slipped into a pocket, one at a time.

[@dsadik666]

The king and queen has their own silver goldsmith. The quality is even higher.

[@imnotyourp]

40,000 pounds??!! Geez, they don't look that heavy!

[@88997799]

About $80,000 American back in 1991

[@rajgrewal151]

& how about if you were selling them?

[@deadeyes4626]

Dose anyone know his name?how to spell it correctly

[@SquidzitAce]

Since the valuation of items seemingly has life or death consequences, I've edited my post so as not to "spoil £" the end. Thank you for choosing KZbin theater, make sure to visit the concession stand before the start of the movie, and please silence all cell phones. Enjoy the cliff-hanger cinematic wonder you are about to experience!

[@djamesthree]

Ideally I think it would be best if we don’t throw spoilers into the comments?

[@DiddlyPenguin]

That’s at least a 20 year old programme

[@TomWatsonB1]

@@djamesthree Or, like a normal person, read the comments after you watch the video.

[@SquidzitAce]

@@DiddlyPenguin 1991

[@SquidzitAce]

@@djamesthree Sorry I ruined the plot for you. 🙄 You'd better not read any of the other comments either.

[@zindi1138]

85grand?

[@MARTINA-gc3tq]

George III ….! Did he mean George II. ?

[@WhereisWalashek]

40k 30 years ago is like 120k now

[@Kevin-xi6ts]

On his drive home he was rear ended and they were all broken.

[@jussim.konttinen4981]

€100,000 today

[@goldmanking7468]

Probs worth about £41,000 today.

[@LaLadybug2011]

Please BBC Roadshow, please show the original date this aired on television. It's fun to see what the items are worth in today's money-pounds sterling and US dollars. (American fan of the BBC for 30 years!)

[@l.a.glover9172]

The date is in the extended comments. 1991. Just read it all.

[@s.p.8803]

Please, please, learn how to use YT.

[@faithlesshound5621]

The year 1991 appears in the top right briefly at the beginning.

[@marccarter1350]

My sister had some of these, she sold them for crack! Got a £110 each!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Meh, 40K...I was expecting millions...What a jip!

[@BillyBul-hk3if]

Weeeeeeeee

[@BT-su1yf]

Those are made of plastic

[@broman113]

prhaps instead of just submitting old clips to youtube for views, add CURRENT cost and or price SAID in the viedo? just google it instead of me?

[@lukefer7579]

They keep replaying shows from 30 years ago because England has no more art objects left.

[@timruth8767]

The greed flowing over these people is disgusting,.....