1 week Ago By [email protected] (Hayley Anderson)
Antiques Roadshow delivered a jaw-dropping moment when an expert was left stunned by a guest's surprise revelation. The BBC show was filming at Ebrington Square in Derry, and it was there that expert Mark Hill encountered a woman eager to learn the value of her vibrant orange armchair. "It's a bit battered I think but it's beautiful," Hill observed.
In response, the chair's owner said: "We kind of thought the same thing. I especially thought that when my husband brought them home after picking them up in a charity shop for £10. We've got two of them and £10 each he paid.
" Hill asked with curiosity: "Were you angry about this or were you happy when he turns up after being sent out for a pint of milk with two battered old chairs?", as she expressed her affinity for "mid-century furniture", reports the Mirror . The woman elaborated: "The orange, the material, put me off a little bit. Doesn't put the dogs off.
They enjoy them very much. "So we have a dog sit on each one in the window looking out at the view," she added. Hill then admired the chair's "curving lines" and "beautiful wood", which signalled Scandinavian modernism.
Furthermore, he mentioned the distinctive legs of the chair, remarking that they pointed to American origins, hinting at its likely creator. Continuing, Hill divulged: "Looking at the shape, there's a name that pops into my mind and that name is Adrian Pearsall. "So, Adrian Pearsall studied construction engineering at the University of Illinois and in 1952, he'd sort of moved more into furniture and he founded a company called Craft Associates which was well known for producing these very sort of sculptural, elegant forms.
And I think this is one of his lounge chairs." Hill then summarised: "If these were restored, I think they'd need to be a little bit sanded down and then the colour and the grain and the beauty of the wood brought back out. "These are the original seat pads, which I know we don't like.
You could replace them if you like but I'd tend to leave them as they were." "Clean off the dog hair and I think you're looking at, what, £600 each." The chair's owner responded with delight: "Great.
Thank you. Thank you very much." "Not bad for a charity shop dive, is it?", Hill quipped before asking: "Answer me one final question.
When you get them home, are the dogs going to sleep on them?" She answered with a smile: "Probably", leading Hill to react with a playful gasp: "Ah!", dramatically throwing his arms up and exclaiming: "Heresy! ". He then chuckled and once again expressed his gratitude to his guest for bringing in the chair for him to examine. Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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