Antiques Roadshow fans got a treat this evening as a guest brought along a royal painting with a twist.
The small picture showed Queen Elizabeth II with one of her beloved corgis.
It was by artist, Beryl Cook, and was painted in 2002. The artist just six years later.
Nevertheless, it seems the Antiques Roadshow team were taken aback by the contributor’s impressive belonging.
The expert, Grant Ford, discussed: “This is a fabulously humorous oil painting of the Queen and her corgi by popular artist Beryl Cook.
“Everyone knows Beryl Cook but what a brilliant picture this is!”
When asked how her family owned it, the guest explained: “Well, we as a family have always loved Beryl Cook back when you started seeing her in that kind of thing.
“For the Golden Jubilee, we heard this was going to be coming available and so they contacted the gallery and they managed to acquire it.”
Grant added: “It’s so joyful and fun you cannot not like this picture.
“If you look at the pearls in her crown you could almost flick a switch and they would light up.”
However, when it came to the serious valuation, it seemed it was worth a lot more than the guest thought.
Grant explained: “Since she died, her works have pretty much stayed static.”
He said: “I think auction value – it would perform differently on the market – is £15,000 to £20,000.
The stunned guest said: “That’s fabulous – we love it.
“But it doesn’t make any difference. She will always be in our family.”
Last week on Antiques Roadshow, a guest was fighting tears over an unbelievable valuation of a teddy bear.
The Steiff bear was particularly pleasing to expert, Bunny, who said she “screamed” when she saw the cute toy.
It transpired the beloved bear was also a hot water bottle and would have kept many a child warm in a cold night.
In terms of value, the teddy was expected to bag £15,000 if it was sold on.
Antiques Roadshow airs Sundays on BBC One at 8pm.
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