Flog It’s Anita Manning was lost for words when charity shop item broke BBC records with its jaw-dropping auction result.
The necklace, which guest Bernadette picked up for just £10, left the expert and the show’s presenter Paul Martin in shock.
Taking place at the RAF Museum at Hendon in London, the guest brought an amber necklace to be valued.
In Monday’s episode, which was filmed in 2015, Anita said: ‘Bernadette, you’ve brought me some lovely, lovely beads.
‘Amber is formed from the resin of trees that are 52 million years old. It’s greatly sought after, and gram by gram, it’s more valuable than gold.’
Flog It’s Anita Manning was lost for words when charity shop item broke BBC records with its jaw-dropping auction result
The necklace, which guest Bernadette picked up for just £10, left the expert and the show’s presenter Paul Martin in shock
Anita then asked: ‘Did you pay a lot of money for it?’
‘Well, at that time, I paid a lot of money for it. I paid £10,’ Bernadette replied.
The expert explained: ‘I would like to put it into auction at a £500 to £700 reserve.’
Much to everyone’s surprised the necklace far surpassed expectations, before the hammer went down at £5,000.
The auction show, fronted by antiques dealer Paul was a daytime television staple since it first hit screens back in 2002 and sees members of the public have their treasured possessions valued by a team of experts.
But after more than 1,000 episodes, it was be removed to make room for six new commissions to ‘modernise’ the daytime schedule.
The last episode aired in 2020, however re-runs of the show are still shown on the BBC.
Fans were left unimpressed with the decision at the time, with one person branding it a ‘huge mistake’ and another saying they were ‘gutted’.
Taking place at the RAF Museum at Hendon in London, the guest brought an amber necklace to be valued which sold for a whopping £5,000
Dan McGolpin, BBC controller of daytime and programming, confirmed to the Daily Mirror newspaper the Antiques Roadshow-style show was being axed.
He praised the 45 minute-long programme’s ‘huge success’ and paid tribute to the ‘standout production team’.
‘If we’re trying to create the new generation then some of the long-running shows will have to go. Now and again, we reach a time to move on and modernise, bringing through some new shows.
‘We’re creating a new generation of daytime television programmes for BBC One. They are modern, accessible and relevant to viewers all around the UK.’
