This Painting Has An Unbelievable Value | Antiques Roadshow

*All valuations were correct at the time of broadcast.* This piece by Dutch painter, Herman van Swanevelt, has an unbelievable value! Hugh Scully and the experts from Antiques Roadshow take a look at some fantastic antiques and the history and stories surrounding them. This clip was filmed in Whitehaven in 1991.

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[Zolwena]

I kept thinking that boy to the left that kept leaning around the painting was going to knock the painting off the stand. They really should keep the public back at least a few feet.

[tomsmith]

Valuer: I've got a posh accent
Owner: Mine is posher than yours
Valuer: Gosh, so it is

[pattyneff]

I’m enjoying watching the young gentleman in the background !😄

[nihility.]

It's a neat look into the past with the clips. Thanks for the uploads.

[DuncanMcintyre-jkqb]

In 1991 £15000+ would have bought half a one bedroom flat/apartment in Edinburgh (close to centre) just for reference currently more than £150, 000

[tothelighthouse]

My god the comments here are hilarious. The crowds gathered round these Antiques Roadshow videos are as interesting as the crowds gathered round the appraisals. I mean that in the absolute best sense. I lol'd my way thru the comments on this one.

[TopTurfTV]

An unbelievable amount made me think £3m + !!!

[jeffjames]

What's unbelievable is that I fell forte title.

[nihility.]

Question of whether it is an "unbelievable" amount: no. Still a substantial amount, yes.

[sungyandy]

The painting HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT| A landscape with figures among ancient ruins sold at auction this year for £15, 000GBP

[-_James_-]

The look on her face when he tells her that her painting is dirty and how little it's worth. 🤣

[DuckReach]

Why do they caption 15K as "unbelievable value?" I'd expect the same price and headline at a Volkswagen dealership.

[_PJW_]

1:32 : And that's why they were called 'Italianisanten'.
And it is also why their paintings have a similar look and feel to it.

[Lostkiwi]

He had a new painting put at the end of his bed every day to look at, it was a different time

[roblewis]

She's wound up so tight I'm afraid the elastic might snap.

[prsanfrancisco]

I have no trouble believing that this is £15K

[williamevans]

The expert here is Henry Wyndham, former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, who used to be something of a regular on the show.

[naturalroyalflush]

I enjoyed his critique of the painting...especially the hint of poor stewardship.

[geraint]

They were blunter back then. “This bit of the painting is crap, the cows are weak and it’s been kept in a very dirty home.”

[will-i-am-not]

It could do with a professional cleaning