Antiques Roadshow expert baffled as guest refuses to sell damaged trophy – leaving crowd gasping
ANTIQUES Roadshow expert, Mark Hill was left stunned after a guest refused to sell a damaged trophy.
The recent episode of the BBC show took viewers to Kent’s Belmont House.
One guest brought with him a trophy that she claimed formerly belonged to boyband member Robbie Williams to be valued.
A silver clef trophy given to the boyband Take That in 1995 for their outstanding contribution to UK music was on display by the visitor.
The Antiques Roadshow expert examined the object and saw Robbie Williams’ name written on the trophy.
Mark then said that the item would’ve “cost a fortune” to be made.
The expert who was clearly taken aback by the broken object exclaimed, “I’ve got to question you, there’s a giant great dent in here staring up at me and you don’t really want that in a piece of silver do you? especially one by Theo Fennell.”
The visitor acknowledged that the trophy wasn’t in the best of shape and offered some details about how he believed the dent got there.
He revealed: “I was told that there was an argument one evening with the group. In the end, Gary Barlow said something to Robbie Williams and so Robbie Williams threw the trophy at him and it got a couple of dents.”
“That’s where the date really comes in here because in 1995, they split, and there was a feud in the band, and there was a rumoured rivalry between Robbie and Gary,” Mark responded, impressed. So this is material proof of that?”
He then told the guest that the item could get around £300 to £400.
The gentleman admitted that he had paid over £200 for it originally – Mark then offered him a price of between £1,500 to £2,500.
The offer was met with gasps from the audience, but the guest firmly stated, “I’m not going to sell it,” promptly shutting down the expert and leaving him shocked.