3 hours ago The £800 Chinese vase that sold for £53MILLION: How family heirloom dismissed by BBC antiques expert as a 'clever reproduction' fetched huge sum at auction after sitting in loft for 40 years

The fate of the Qianlong Imperial treasure has come under renewed spotlight - having stunned dealers when uncovered and put under the hammer by a west London firm.

Economics

19 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest stunned after learning item is rare treasure worth five figures

The guest initially refused to believe the valuation

Culture

6 hours ago 'Antiques Roadshow' expert dismissed vase as 'reproduction' but it was worth £53million

A porcelain vase that was dismissed as a fake by a BBC antiques expert ended up selling for an eye-watering £53million after being kept in an attic for 40 years

Economics

4 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow expert runs for help after extremely rare wartime object is revealed

Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill had no option but to run for assistance after he was presented with a very "scarce" antique on the show.

Events

19 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless by expert's valuation as truth behind item revealed

A guest on the BBC antiques show refused to believe the staggering valuation

Culture

19 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless by expert's valuation as they gasp 'no, no, no'

A guest on the BBC antiques show refused to believe the staggering valuation

Culture

27 hours ago 'Antiques Roadshow' vase dismissed and left in attic for 40 years sells for record

In the 1970s, a British couple were told their Chinese vase was a reproduction on the BBC antiques show Going for a Song, so they put it in their attic where it lay for 40 years

Culture