Antiques Roadshow guests were shocked when they found out how much their family heirlooms were worth.
The latest episode of the BBC show saw a couple show off three items of jade. The items included a set of Chinese jade lovebirds, a kidney-shaped item and a bracelet.
However, despite their stunning items being worth a combined total of up to £60,000, the guests revealed they weren't going to sell any of them. It was sure to have left some viewers scratching their heads, unable to work out why they'd pass up the opportunity to make a ton of money.
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Introducing the items, expert Lars Tharp said: "Now this is slightly different, the colour scheme here, this black brown band. This was very, very popular. A kind of jade very popular in the Ming Dynasty. I cannot guarantee that this is Ming Dynasty.
"It's very difficult to date jade because after all, all you have to do is to find a piece of this very popular jade and then carve it to make it look like that. But having said that, if you look at the detail of the very flat carving here, these are all very archaic scholarly motifs."
The lady tried the bracelet on but admitted she only wears it in the house as it's "not very comfortable". Lars replied: "It's very smooth anyway. Oh, but it looks so good, doesn't it? It's a very powerful piece of jade that. So you've got two pieces quite different. Could this be the Christmas present?"
"A pair of Chinese lovebirds. It's got its own little stand. Very delicate. And there they are. They're sitting back to back and they're swinging away in this little perch. That is amazing. And each piece, a moving part or as well as the link. So these links were originally part of the whole piece of jade.
"But the carver has had to hollow up each link individually without breaking it. This is the amazing thing. This twig the birds are sitting on is like a swing. And you can actually see that rocking. Now that is very, very clever."
The guests and audience behind them were stunned when Lars valued the items. He said: "I think the pebble bird sits so beautifully is probably between five and eight thousand. The bangle probably about the same."
Gasps were heard when he addressed the final piece: "This piece would appeal to a lot of modern collectors. I would say that's probably in the region of 20 to 40,000 pounds."
The couple confirmed they weren't planning on selling anything. They said: "What? Wow. It is our favourite so it's not for sale. Thank you very much. My dad will be very pleased."
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