Antiques Roadshow guest stunned at jaw-dropping value of 'patriotic potty' with Hitler's face
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned when she found out the jaw-dropping price tag of her late friend's Hitler themed chamber pot.
The hit BBC antique series set up shop at The Royal Ballet School in Richmond to film another episode with the experts excited to get their hands on some unusual and quirky items.
Among the experts was host Fiona Bruce who was presented with a comedy chamber pot that left her absolutely stunned. Admiring the strange item, she said: "Hitler's face at the bottom of a patriotic potty. How did you come by this fine, fine piece of China?"
The guest replied: "It belonged to a very old friend of mine who died a couple of years ago and I had to clear out his house and I was given the pot by the executors because I requested it. And it sits in our bathroom at home."
Clearly interested in the item, Fiona continued examining it, saying: "It's a marvellous thing isn't it? We've got a Swastika here [then the text] 'Have this on 'old nasty'. Clearly depositing on Hitler's face here."
"'Another violation of Poland', so obviously [referencing] moving into Poland and it plays a tune as well, doesn't it?"
The owner revealed she thought the pot played two pieces of music but soon realised the pot only played Rule Britannia, the BBC reports.
Holding the item up, Fiona expressed: "So when you lift it up and have had a tinkle, followed by another tinkle " - as Rule Britannia started to play.
'Recognise that? Very patriotic. How brilliant,' she laughed.
When it got to the crucial question, if the owner knew anything of the pots value, she said: "No, nothing at all. I do know that the gentleman who it belonged to, his father was a music hall entertainer in the 1930s."
"But other than that -" Fiona stated, before the guest clarified: "Other than that, it was just in the house and I loved it."
Fiona then had some excellent information to give the guest about her comedy chamber pot, saying: "Now the thing about this, it's clearly quite a comedy item and you could just think it's another fancy that."
"But actually, I've spoken to our experts about it, and it's very rare."
The guest looked shocked as she said: "Really?"
Fiona replied: 'It's very rare, because of its date, the Second World War, this particular period, when Hitler's soldiers rode into Poland. And it has quite a significant value.'
The antique expert then shared that it was worth £300, but the guest wasn't impressed with the sum saying: "And it'll still sit in our bathroom."
Fiona then paused before revealing its real value: "It's actually £3,000.' Clearly shocked by the price, the guest's shouted: 'Oh it's not! No it isn't, is it?"
"Wow. Well it'll still sit in our bathroom! But I will tell my daughter who will inherit everything that she's got to keep it rather than throw it in the tip," she joked.
'And not to use it!' Fiona reminded her with a laugh. 'No, no my husband doesn't use it, I promise he doesn't do that," the guest replied reassuring Fiona.
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