BBC Antiques Roadshow guest stunned as he's told charity shop purchase of less than £8 is worth thousands

We all hope that something we have hiding in the back of the cupboard or something we pick up in a charity shop could be worth something one day. But one Antiques Roadshow guest was left completely stunned when an item he bought from a charity shop for less than £8 turned out to be worth a hell of a lot more.

The man appeared on Sunday night's episode of the BBC One show where he brought a number of his collectible ceramic pieces to be valued as the show made itself at home in Sefton Park in Liverpool.

Lars Tharp, a Chinese ceramics expert, was on hand to give his verdict on the pieces brought in by the man who admitted he had no idea what they were worth. But it was a green double green vase that caught the expert's eye, which the guest had picked up for just £7.99.

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"In fact, it's not one vase, it's two vases," Lars revealed as he took a closer look and gave his verdict. "There's another vase inside, that's actually quite a tricky thing to do. What's really special about this is the shape. This is one of the oldest shapes known to Chinese culture, this is an ancient shape. The question is 'is it ancient'?"

The Mirror reports that Lars then revealed it was a popular shape from the Ming Dynasty and that the vase could be worth a huge £5,000 to £10,000 due to its age and its intricate nature. "Ming, really Ming?" the man said in shock before being given the evaluation. When he was told how much it could be worth, he softly repeated the numbers.

Lars told him: "You've got a good eye," and the guest smiled and lifted his arms slightly in celebration as those watching around broke out into applause.

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