Owner Shocked By Value Of Gift From Duke Of Wellington

Owner Shocked By Value Of Gift From Duke Of Wellington | Antiques Roadshow

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8 ай бұрын

All valuations were correct at the time of broadcast. This delightful games table from around the 1780s/1790s exhibits exotic timbers such as thuya wood, rosewood and kingwood, and came into this lady’s family via someone who was either a secretary or valet to the Duke of Wellington. When he got married, the Duke gave him this table. 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 Syon Park in 1999.
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@tytn9978 5 ай бұрын

The woman who brought this unique gaming table is so utterly "English" and thus delightful! The hand-palm to the forehead with the "thank you to the Duke of Wellington" is priceless!

@adriang2053 20 күн бұрын

Be more appropriate if she had a burka on nowadays and kissed her teeth at the valuation amount.

@mm-yt8sf 7 ай бұрын

note to self: i should invite as many dukes as possible to any weddings i might have in the future 🙂

@madhavoc1 4 ай бұрын

Food for thought !! Any WEDDING you have in the future will completely Trump ANY possible financial gain from an item given ... lol Cost you WAAAAAAAAAAY more for a pointless wedding .. lol

@iMadrid11 3 ай бұрын

If you don’t know the Duke personally. He’ll just send a proxy as his representative to attend your wedding. This guy who received the desk and tea set as wedding gift was a close trusted servant by the Duke. Who attended to him regularly. That’s why the Duke gave him a special gift.

@paulb2092 7 ай бұрын

Considering the title, I wonder how many people thought, "That's all?" when they heard the value he gave.

@BeastOrGod 7 ай бұрын

Weeell, the playing cards are missing XD

@leechap3 7 ай бұрын

I did,

@GarC170 7 ай бұрын

Honestly considering this was 1999 and how strong the pound used to be to the dollar that does sound like a lot honestly.

@TBrl8 7 ай бұрын

The perception of the value of money is subjective. Old English people born before the Great War probably don’t think the way you do, assuming you’re not one of them.

@jacksmalling4265 5 ай бұрын

Approximately £18,000 in 'modern money'.

@driftdotus 4 ай бұрын

I like that Tabletop with all the different rare woods

@jeanhawken4482 8 ай бұрын

Very special indeed

@marydenise85 8 ай бұрын

Wow outstanding

@David-xx4xq 8 ай бұрын

Love this show👍🏻👌🏻💪🏻🇦🇺🌏😊

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV 8 ай бұрын

One of my hero’s from British history

@kurtgodel5236 7 ай бұрын

heroes

@mulemule 7 ай бұрын

One of *my* heroes from culinary history.

@kurtgodel5236 7 ай бұрын

@@mulemule Does someone naming a dish after you make you a culinary hero?

@mulemule 7 ай бұрын

@@kurtgodel5236 Only if its Gordon Ramsay's Wellington.

@U1bhFhaile 3 ай бұрын

Wasn't he Irish? 😜

@haroldmclean3755 8 ай бұрын

Rather Nice indeed 👍

@subaruthug 4 ай бұрын

I loved watching this guy in "The Two Ronnies"

@impbotb4434 8 ай бұрын

Who’s the creeper in front of the tree?

@richclarke1523 7 ай бұрын

My grt grt grandfather's was in the Coldstream Guards, at the Tower of London in 1851, and he was a pallbearers at the Duke of Wellingtons funeral. He and other NCIs had dinner with Queen Victoria. I have a pen and ink drawing of the ncos and Victoria. He and his wife died at the ages of 28 a few days later, from tb . It was terrible weather for the funeral. His son was orphaned and adopted.

@DodderingOldMan 4 ай бұрын

Aw man... what a fascinating and sad story, all in just a few sentences.

@mariahoulihan9483 3 ай бұрын

many years ago.. decades... I visited Apsley House, by Hyde Park.the now museum where Wellington lived. I seem to recall a detailed very long picture of Wellingtons funeral procession.. its a long time ago but I am sure they had it. might be worth looking online.. sere if your relative can be made out. Time has dimmed the memory.not sure if it had sections of the funeral on it too.

@mythgreatbritain5634 8 ай бұрын

I always love how these well spoken, no doubt well off, people feign surprise when told the value of something they only brought on to show off.

@athitayastirling8259 8 ай бұрын

So well spoken she can't pronounce valet properly 😂😂😂😂

@DeltaStar777 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@samsativa245 8 ай бұрын

This item would have been in her family for 200 years, they have no idea of the true value of it, to them it is just something which take sup space and doesn't have a use

@samsativa245 8 ай бұрын

@@athitayastirling8259 Pronounced it the English way because she is English

@sfhomes4you 7 ай бұрын

I think we're all happy they bring their best along. The show wouldn't be as entertaining if all we saw was tat people think might have some value.

@marchappyharriscom 8 ай бұрын

This makes me wonder when people started being interested in antiques (not just family heirlooms). I’m wondering because either this was given when the duke was a young man, and not yet the duke, or it was already an old table (or the story is a family legend). Certainly in 1999, receiving a hundred year old table as a wedding gift would be pretty cool. But in 1880 would someone have appreciated a gift of a random table made in 1780?

@HenryMulligan 7 ай бұрын

Interesting point. Perhaps the Duke was cleaning out the storage a bit. I imagine a hundred year old table from a Duke would still be quite better than any of the tables at the neighbors' houses.

@Galastel 7 ай бұрын

It was quite common for more affluent people to pass down things they were no longer using to servants, in the army - to batmans, etc. The class divide was huge, so such gifts were accepted with gratitude. Then again, you're a bit off with your dates. Wellington was commanding forces in India in 1798. The Peninsular War started in 1808. By 1880, Wellington was 30 years dead.

@EndertheWeek 7 ай бұрын

I don't think they thought of antiques as we do but these pieces were hand made and as explained a lot of quality workmanship had gone in to it. I have no idea if there were copies but it was sill an exceptional piece anytime in its history. I love wood and working with wood and it hurts my soul that this level of craftsmanship is either viewed as luxury or unlikely today rather than the more commonplace of the past.

@marchappyharriscom 7 ай бұрын

@@GalastelNote that there were many dukes, and she didn’t say which one gave the gift. This gift could have been anything from a new item given before he was a duke, a “used” item given once he became a duke, to an “antique” given by a later duke.

@Galastel 7 ай бұрын

@@marchappyharriscom You're right, of course, that there was more than one Duke of Wellington. In fact, the 9th Duke of Wellington is alive and well today, he's a British peer and politician. But when anyone mentions "The Duke of Wellington", they usually think of the 1st. Even the 2nd Duke, ascending to the title, commented "Imagine what it will be when the Duke of Wellington is announced, and only I walk in the room" (according to Wikipedia). So if one doesn't mean the 1st Duke of Wellington, I think one would specify that.

@mathematician1234 5 ай бұрын

Our Atty!

@mariapilarme 7 ай бұрын

I am glad he didn’t burned the table.

@aaronleblanc9276 7 ай бұрын

Good thing there’s no chance of a freak rainstorm in the British Isles. :-/

@MillicentAspinet 2 күн бұрын

It appears the gent on the left (in front of the pine tree) is modeling for Antiques Roadshow.

@williamlavagna1096 8 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie but I thought 50 grand :/

@edithengel2284 8 ай бұрын

About 18,000 GBP today with inflation.

@kmc7062 8 ай бұрын

I too was thinking a much higher value.

@AdamBechtol 7 ай бұрын

Aye@@kmc7062

@smallsmalls3889 7 ай бұрын

Cheap as Chips

@colinkaak9874 8 ай бұрын

Getting Hyacinth Bucket vibes here.

@Captain_Tumbleweed 8 ай бұрын

It's pronounced Bouquet ;)

@JC-sd3vh 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I happen to know her, and her name is Aggie Clackett from Cleethorpes, swears like a trooper, clean municipal toilets for a living. I think she is acting posh too, very Bucket like.

@Cabledeluz1977 3 ай бұрын

8500? That’s it? Well, I’ll take it for that price!

@garryferrington811 3 ай бұрын

Quite a lot of these sorts of things disappeared on Guy Fawkes night.

@ihmesekoilua 8 ай бұрын

Oh I love the eye into the camera before the well-rehearsed reaction :D

@mariahoulihan9483 3 ай бұрын

I didn't believe her when she said she had written what happened to the cards on a paper .. not at all.. The way she said it just didn't ring true.

@HeadstoneHistoryGuy 4 ай бұрын

My wife's 3x great grandfather, James Kendall, was the Duke of Wellington's valet for approx 25 years. He married my wife's 3x great grandmother, Rachel, in 1846 when he'd have been employed by the Duke for over 20 years so would make sense that he received a wedding gift like this. James and Rachel died in the mid 1870s and my theory is that their daughter Frances inherited the table from her parents. Sadly, France's husband died in 1889 while training to be a lawyer and that left her and their children in a poor financial state. I wonder if Frances had to sell the table in order bolster the family finances. Just a theory but the dates and events stack up. Amazing to see something connected to the family though.

@TheInsaneupsdriver 7 ай бұрын

My great uncle made a jewelry box for the queen.

@logicphile6207 7 ай бұрын

Got any examples of the boxes he made?

@ladybird7845 2 ай бұрын

✔️

@aituk 7 ай бұрын

No way did she write that story down

@mariahoulihan9483 3 ай бұрын

my thoughts exactly. Typical of her type I am afraid.. I knew lady like this.. you couldn;t tell her anything and it didn't become her own idea in seconds. lol.

@bradyaddison585 3 ай бұрын

All those years and those spindly legs were never broken by kids rough housing in the house.

@Davyjones5454 27 күн бұрын

How to proof to future buyer it came from Wellington ? There is no drawing, no bill of sale and no correspondence.

@therealisation5500 8 ай бұрын

The Duke of Wellington gave it to him aye right so he did

@boqndimitrov8693 7 ай бұрын

any tree eater who got into this table would feel like hitting the jackpot! 😊

@cricketcustomer2164 7 ай бұрын

Have never heard that phrase "tree eater" . Could someone explain? Thank you 😊

@spindle69jm 8 ай бұрын

I'm very suspicious of the guy by the Bush, don't know why but he's just a bit shifty!

@geoffdundee 8 ай бұрын

@spindle69jm .......could be the womans son

@Ivehadenuff 8 ай бұрын

LOL!

@unknownperson2422 7 ай бұрын

I had beef wellington and the only thing I got from it was indigestion.

@Skyebright1 3 ай бұрын

There’s a lady in Australia who poisoned her ex husband’s parents with poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington

@gordonhamilton727 8 ай бұрын

That means it's worth about 2 grand, a quarter of what the insurance value is.

@jeremykothe2847 7 ай бұрын

He can't even resist the grift script... You must have this insured, it's worth a fortune! You can't afford that much insurance? I know a guy who could sell it for you. Oh, the market is soft, but it's better than nothing? Thanks for the commission!

@TransoceanicOutreach 7 ай бұрын

Nowadays with solid provenance that table is worth many tens of thousands.

@jeremykothe2847 7 ай бұрын

@@TransoceanicOutreach and ?

@themouse7506 7 ай бұрын

for 8 grand I could buy a new one for that.

@davidbird380 7 ай бұрын

did she find it in a skip or pay 25p in a charity shop?

@GH-oi2jf 8 ай бұрын

The chessboard is sideways, so I hope it is square and fits the other way.

@PhilipKerry 7 ай бұрын

The chessboard is correct , you sit with your knees under the overhanging ends and you have somewhere to place captured pieces chess clock or drinks .......

@AG-iv6jf 5 ай бұрын

The lady sounds almost like queen Elizabeth!!

@mariahoulihan9483 3 ай бұрын

nothing like her.

@caferune6355 8 ай бұрын

Which Duke of Wellington?

@wiliammound7942 8 ай бұрын

Which one do you think?

@brucefreadrich1188 8 ай бұрын

Made in the 1780s -1790s? The one that gave the little corporal a right good thrashing might have puttered his pawns about on that.

@ricgunn1439 8 ай бұрын

Only One

@caferune6355 8 ай бұрын

@@ricgunn1439 Nine*

@user-jn1tr8mo3g 8 ай бұрын

The "Duke of Wellington" pub, on the corner opposite primark

@thedisabledwelshman9266 7 ай бұрын

what do you mean sort of? it either is or it isnt.

@johnsy4306 8 ай бұрын

The chess board is incorrectly oriented.

@fburton8 7 ай бұрын

Unless the players sit at the ends of the flaps - which doesn't seem very ergonomic. 😳

@PhilipKerry 7 ай бұрын

@@fburton8 The player sits there as the " flaps " provide a place to put a chess clock captured pieces or beverages . the " ergonomics " are fine ....

@fburton8 7 ай бұрын

@@PhilipKerry Yes, but then the board orientation is incorrect.

@jakecavendish3470 8 ай бұрын

Hang on, is there any actual evidence for any of this?! I could get any old vase from 1854 and say "Prince Albert had a waz in this, give us a fiver guv"

@GnosticAtheist 8 ай бұрын

No, the value was set for the item, not the story. For a value to be recognized you need more than a story and its usually something to do with the creator of the item, not who had it. That said, a story can bring up the price when selling it to some gullible person, but thats neither here nor there.

@jakecavendish3470 8 ай бұрын

Oh I agree that with provenance it would be worth far more, but £8.5k on a 1790s card table is ridiculous unless it literally belonged to the Duke of Boots. You can buy late- Georgian satinwood games tables for about £800.

@wisenheimer9997 8 ай бұрын

Yes... and my desk here was given to me by Henry VIII...

@yvoheaton6402 8 ай бұрын

So very tempted to respond with something equally crass but thought better of it.

@wisenheimer9997 8 ай бұрын

@@yvoheaton6402 You have to eventually prove it was given to you by the Duke of Wellington... saying it isn't quite enough...

@4CONCEPTA 8 ай бұрын

😂😂

@albertcross4275 8 ай бұрын

Don't beleave it, l have a sandwich, from lord sandwich... Honestly 🤔🤔🤔🤔🇫🇷

@mariahoulihan9483 3 ай бұрын

Earl, surely.

@roberthudson1959 7 ай бұрын

There is a timing problem with this piece being a gift from Field Marshal Sir Arthur Wellesley, !st Duke of Wellington. The piece is dated as being from the 1780's or 90's, and Wellesley wasn't in a position to make that kind of gift at that point. He didn't have a lot of money until 1804, the same year he was knighted. Wellesley didn't become Viscount Wellington until 1809.

@oliverr6246 7 ай бұрын

Maybe it was a gift to the Duke many years after it was made.

@PhilipKerry 7 ай бұрын

The date is for the Table NOT the date it was given as a present ..... Keep up son ...... Also he was a General in the British Army for years before he became Lord Wellington , how many impoverished Generals have you heard of ????

@roberthudson1959 7 ай бұрын

@@PhilipKerry Unless it had sentimental value, why would someone give a used item as a gift? Second, the statement "he didn't have a lot of money until 1804..." was researched. Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, was appointed Governor-General of India in 1798 and appointed his brother commander of the Army forces in India. General Wellesley's fortune increased considerably until his return to England in 1804.

@PhilipKerry 7 ай бұрын

@@roberthudson1959 It says his " fortune increased " which means he had a " fortune " in the first place , it just became a bigger " fortune " . Also people regularly gave items they owned as gifts in those days especially if the recipient had expressed a liking for the object previously . I know reading English is hard for some .

@roberthudson1959 7 ай бұрын

@@PhilipKerry I don't mind professional debates, but I despise personal ones. Have a good life.

@Chris-ty7fw 8 ай бұрын

Seems cheap

@indiopeninsulares6723 7 ай бұрын

Obviosly she was hot back then to be gifted by the duke.lol

@norabatungbacal6636 7 ай бұрын

It's not suthenticated. So the value is far far less

@philipmorris3684 8 ай бұрын

But who decides what the prices are going to be, it had to start by one person, in the 50s tat like that would have ended up on the bonfire by the kids collecting for the bonfire. 😂

@dallassukerkin6878 8 ай бұрын

The 'market' decides and factors drive up or down the prices that people are willing to pay. It's all fundamentally down to collectability and desirability and fashion can inflate or decimate the price of any piece. As you say, there are 'windows' of time too which determine whether something is merely out-of-date or antique - I have quite a bit of glassware from the 50's, for example, which at the moment is largely worthless but could gain value in another decade or two :fingers crossed: :D

@magdn1 8 ай бұрын

There was an old AR episode where someone came in with a chair they saved from a bonfire. Apparently there was an entire living room full of matching chairs and tables and whatnot and the previous owner set it all on fire. The chair turned out to be an Carlo Bugatti and was worth thousands. And still is. So someone lit what would be six figures on fire right there because he thought that his particular sense of aesthetics was eternal und universal.

@paulmorgan6269 8 ай бұрын

No more than £50.

@luatala8008 Ай бұрын

Definitely can’t play chess on it as board is wrong way round. So it’s a useless item.

@EgoCityGamingUK 8 ай бұрын

I usually thank god but each to their own, maybe she knows something I don’t.

@daidavies6210 8 ай бұрын

What a load of tosh… Darkwood furniture is Unsellable these day no matter what it is… Regardless of who owned it. Its value has Plummeted..

@JohnSmith-pl2bk 8 ай бұрын

1999... 24 years ago this was the valuation. Times change tastes...or taste changes over time...

@PhilipKerry 7 ай бұрын

Not unsaleable as it depends on personal tastes , not everyone shops at B&M ...........

@mariahoulihan9483 3 ай бұрын

that programme wasn;t made THESE DAYS.. its an old recording.

@heartofoak45 8 ай бұрын

This makes superb television, in contrast to the pale imitation woke programme of today. Today they would probably have been discussing John Lennon's washbag. It makes my blood boil.

@andrewvictor1865 8 ай бұрын

No, they would have been discussing a Matabele hitting stick

@brucefreadrich1188 8 ай бұрын

In the British Library (the one that was attached to the British Museum) there used to be a display case containing a Gutenberg Bible, a Magna Carta, and a napkin with words written in blue ink: "Yesterday, all my troubles looked so far away, Now it seems as though they are here to stay… etc."

@vernonbear 8 ай бұрын

Woke 😂😂😂 Antiques Roadshow woke PMSL you are living in a dream world.

@heartofoak45 8 ай бұрын

I am afraid in my quill and ink world I had to google PMSL. Your comment falls short of me, thankfully. @@vernonbear

@alanhindle3149 8 ай бұрын

I didn't hear anybody attacking vulnerable minorities, insulting racial or cultural differences, or oppressing women. The clip, at least, seemed pretty "woke" to me, and all the better for it.