Bargain Hunt’s Charles Hanson open-mouthed as man with ‘no expectations’ rakes in £100k with box of crockery
BARGAIN Hunt and Antiques Road Trip star Charles Hanson revealed whopping evaluation for a box of China plates and bowls.
The auctioneer urged his followers to check their tableware after receiving a box of China that sold for almost £100,000.
The pieces came in a variety of stylish floral patterns in blue and red.
He revealed the seller had “no expectations.”
Taking to Twitter on Friday, he wrote: “This box of china came in a few weeks ago and the seller had no expectations.
“It sold in three lots yesterday for almost £100,000!”
Fans were also stunned by the rare find.
One commented: “How wonderful.”
Another wrote: “Amazing!”
A third penned: “Wow.”
This comes after presenter Natasha Raskin Sharp urged viewers to check their lofts after a dusty attic yielded a £400,000 antique during a recent episode of Bargain Hunt.
The 36-year-old, unveiled the “ultimate Bargain Hunt find,” which turned out to be a rare Chinese wine ewer.
Auctioneer Charles described the yellow floral piece as “very sacred, very important, and very rare,” adding that it would have been used to hold water in the court of Emperor Qianlong during the 18th century as a ceremonial ewer.
Initially believed to be worth only £150, the porcelain pot had been brought back from Japan by the owner’s grandfather in the 1940s and had been sitting in the owner’s loft for over 50 years without their knowledge.
The expert further disclosed that the ewer was one of only three known to exist, with the other two being held in museums in Taiwan and Beijing.
After the expert valued the piece at £150,000, it was eventually sold at auction for a staggering £390,000.