Antiques Roadshow guest gets the last laugh as she learns value of rare painting her husband HATES

AN Antiques Roadshow guest had the last laugh after she learned the value of a rare painting her husband HATES.

Sunday’s episode of the BBC show was filmed at Kenilworth Castle and expert Grant Ford met a lady who had been hiding a painting in her attic for the last few years.

An Antiques Roadshow guest got the last laugh when she learned the value of a painting her husband hates

The lady brought in an Iso Rae painting which had been in her attic

She explained: “The painting belonged – originally I believe – to my paternal grandparents.

“It was back in about 1981, my mum and dad were actually watching the Antiques Roadshow at the time and somebody brought in a painting by an artist called Iso Rae.

“My father got very excited and said, ‘Ooooh, we’ve got one of those in the attic,’ and mum was like, I really don’t believe it.”

However, the ladies father was right and the family did own a piece of work by Iso Rae.

But when Grant asked if it was now hung up with pride for all the family to enjoy, the lady admitted: “Erm, I quite like it… my husband hates it! I’ve got to be honest.”

The guest went on to say the painting looked totally different in the daylight than it did at home.

She said: “Honestly, it’s like a different painting! At home, it seems very dark and very dingy but I think is why my mother had an attempt at cleaning it, allegedly.”

The lady was concerned her mother had damaged the art work by trying to clean it with Vim.

Grant replied: “Obviously, best not to use that sort of chemical on any pictures and always best to get professional advice.”

When it came to the valuation, Grant said: “I think this picture is quite valuable actually.

The lady replied: “Gosh, that does surprise me.”

Grant said: “I’m going to immediately go straight in and tell you I think it’s worth £4-6,000.”

The guest was shocked, saying: “Oh my goodness, really? A couple of hundred I thought maybe, if we were lucky!”

Grant Ford valued it at £4-6000

Antiques Roadshow airs Sundays on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.