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An Antiques Roadshow guest was left absolutely gobsmacked after discovering their heirloom was given a record-breaking valuation.
Antique expert Geoffrey Minn appeared on an episode of the BBC One show to value an item brought in by a member of the public.
The item in question was a Faberge sculpture of a pear blossom and belonged to the Worcestershire army regiment, writes The Mirror.
The owner of the item said: "It was formed in 1794 to protect the shores against a Napoleonic invasion. It was agreed that the regiment should serve only within the United Kingdom.
"However, in 1899 when the Boer War was going badly, it was decided that some of [the regiment] as volunteers would be mobilised."
He added: "When they returned in 1903, she presented this sprig of pear blossom manufactured by Faberge, it's a lovely piece."
Geoffrey inspected the piece and absolutely loved it, saying it was worth what is thought to be a record-breaking sum for the BBC show.
He said: "It certainly is a lovely piece, his looks for all the world like a glass vase and there's a stratagem here that it's filled with water, and this is the meniscus at the top of the water. It's a solid block of what is apparently glass, but it's certainly not, it's stone."
"It's rock crystal, it's icy cold even on this hot day, and it's immensely difficult to carve. And then we have the original fitted box here which is made of Hollywood, literally the word of the holly tree from Siberia."
He added: "And then just to get the message across you probably asked Faberge to put a triumphal laurel here in green gold tied with a red and gold bow. I'm going to tell you in my opinion that this is worth £1 million."
However, despite the jaw-dropping valuation, the guest insisted that
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