Antiques Roadshow star abruptly halts BBC show and demands guest 'goes home'

A guest on the popular BBC show was shocked at what he was told by expert Jon Baddeley

By: irishmirror.ie

Dec 22 2024
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An expert on the Antiques Roadshow told one guest to 'go home' as he halted the popular BBC show.

But the man wasn't being kicked off, he was being urged to go home and check what further items he has - as they could be worth a small fortune. In the episode, which is presented by Fiona Bruce, expert Jon Baddeley met a guest who had brought along a collection of 1960s rock 'n' roll music posters.

Discussing the item, he said: "So you've kindly brought us today a collection of psychedelic rock 'n' roll posters. What I notice immediately is they're all signed by the same artist, how so?" The guest then revealed: "Because I am that artist. I grew up just north of San Francisco and I was about 19 when I went to work for the Fillmore Auditorium, and some of these posters were for them."

Jon went on to ask what it was like in San Francisco around that time at the start of the hippy movement. He said: "What was it like out there? I mean, it must've been really exciting. That was the centre for 'Hippydom', flower power..." The guest replied: "Yes, it was," before sharing: "I can remember and I'm afraid I indulged a bit too much."

Spotting two posters that were similar, but slightly different, Jon asked: "Why is that?" The guest then explained: "Well, it was a Blues show. I did this artwork of a complete - Blues musicians at the top, a street scene with people dancing (at the bottom).

"But Bill Graham, who ran the Fillmore Auditorium, had had lots of trouble with the police, and he thought that would be provocative," he continued as he pointed to an illustration of a policeman on the poster. "So he and the printer changed the poster. But as far as I know, this is the only copy of the original."

"And then that went to production and around town?" expert Jon asked. The guest said: "And it is still on T-shirts to this day." Giving his valuation, Jon said: "When you talk about value... individually these all are in incredibly good condition, they belong to the artist and they're very rare."

The man looked shocked when Jon said what he thought the true value would be if he ever wanted to sell his creations. He shared: "So they're gonna be worth £200, £300, £400, £500 - maybe even up to £1,000. But the great value is the one at the end because that is one of one - it's the only one known in the world - so that could be worth £2,000 or £3,000." Urging the artist to see what other treasures he had sitting at home, he added: "But more interestingly, you also own the original artwork so please, please, please go home and see if you can find them because they could be worth many thousands each!"

It comes after a couple in Belfast were gobsmacked to learn how much an old teddy bear they owned was worth last week - as it has links to the Titanic. Expert Marc Allum said it was "an honour" to see the very rare 'mourning bear' made by legendary German toy maker Steiff. He explained how the bear, called 'Edward' was part of a collection of black bears issued by Steiff in 1912 after the sinking of the Titanic. Only 600 of the bears had been sent to the UK, and they were incredibly expensive to purchase at the time.

He said: "Edward himself was part of what I would call a strict convention of mourning and he would've been treated with reverence and respect for the many people touched by the great tragedy of the event. To be frank, these bears have made more at times. I think he's worth £10,000-£15,000 at auction. It's a significant amount of money. But there's a significant story locked up in this wonderful bear."

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