Antiques Roadshow expert Jon Baddeley left a guest stunned when he unveiled the value of his father's incredibly rare item
An Antiques Roadshow guest was utterly astonished when his late father's remarkable historical piece was valued at a jaw-dropping tens of thousands of pounds.
"It was made in Paris at the end of the 19th Century by a company named Roullet-Decamps," he explained. "He's sadly passed away," the owner confided. "When he retired he decided to collect things like this. The crowd was spellbound when the owner demonstrated that the piece was still functional, watching in awe as Jon activated the mechanism, causing the figure to serenade and sway with her trumpet and serpent.
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