What was the biggest profit on the antique Roadshow?

The biggest profit in Antiques Road Trip history was achieved by expert Paul Laidlaw in Series 15, Episode 5, when a sub-miniature camera bought for £60 sold for a staggering £20,000. This 19th-century Chambre Automatique de Bertsch camera, purchased in Margate, Kent, generated a record-breaking profit of £19,940 for the BBC Children in Need charity.

Who made the most money on Antiques Road Trip?

The biggest profit on Antiques Road Trip was made by Paul Laidlaw, who bought a rare 19th-century sub-miniature camera for £60 and sold it for £20,000, making a £19,940 profit for Children in Need in a record-breaking auction. This sale in 2017 (Series 15, Episode 5) set the record for the highest single item sale and the largest total profit on a single trip. 

What was Charlie Ross's largest profit?

Ross held the record for the largest profit on a single item on the Antiques Road Trip when in 2012 he bought a chipped Staffordshire elephant clock for £8 which was sold for £2,700 at auction.

What is the most expensive thing ever sold on Antiques Roadshow?

The most expensive item on Antiques Roadshow depends on whether you're looking at the UK or US version, but contenders include a Fabergé Pear Blossom (valued at £1 million in the UK) and a Patek Philippe Pocket Watch (appraised at over $1.5 million and later sold for $1.5m in the US), alongside a 1904 Diego Rivera painting (valued at $1 million) and a First Phase Navajo Ute blanket (appraised at up to $2 million).
 

What is the antique roadshow scandal?

The main Antiques Roadshow scandal involved American appraisers Russ Pritchard and George Juno, who were convicted of fraud in the early 2000s for staging fake appraisals to build reputations and defraud Civil War artifact owners, leading to prison time. Another controversy in 2016 involved the Keno brothers (Leigh & Leslie), popular appraisers accused by auction houses of failing to pay for hundreds of items they won at auction, though they claimed it was a mix-up, according to the Daily Record and The New York Times.
 

Antiques Road Trip - Record £20,000 Profit - Paul Laidlaw

Is Christina Trevanion still married?

Personal life. Trevanion is married, with two daughters.

What is David Battie's illness?

Battie suffers from the genetic disorder haemochromatosis and has also developed Type 2 diabetes. He is an ambassador for the charity Antibiotic Research UK.

Are Antiques Roadshow experts paid?

About 70 appraisers work at each tour stop. They are volunteers; Antiques Roadshow does not pay them for their services, nor does it compensate them for any of their travel expenses, providing them only with a free breakfast and lunch on each filming day.

What happened to the Keno Brothers scandal?

The Keno Brothers scandal involved Leigh and Leslie Keno, stars of Antiques Roadshow, being sued by auction houses in 2016 for alleged "auction misconduct," including bidding against each other and failing to pay for over $600,000 in purchases, but they settled the lawsuits, claiming it was an "excited mistake" and temporary cash flow issue, and have continued their work, though the incident raised eyebrows about their dealings.
 

Who is the longest serving expert on the Antiques Roadshow?

Hilary Kay. Hilary Marion Kay (born 16 December 1956) is a British antiques expert, author and lecturer, probably best known for her many appearances on the BBC programme Antiques Roadshow on which she is now the longest serving member of the team of experts.

Is Charles Hanson going back to Bargain Hunt?

Hanson, who has been absent from Bargain Hunt since 2023, announced he would make a comeback in a post shared to X/Twitter: “Evening all for those asking, I'll be back on your screens soon – catch me on @BBCBargainHunt on 2nd June, BBC One at 12.15pm. Enjoy!” he wrote.

Where is Charlie Ross now?

He continues to be one of the seven regular presenters of BBC's Bargain Hunt with Eric Knowles, Christina Trevanion, Natasha Raskin, Caroline Hawley, Roo Irvine, and Danny Sebastian, which continues to be one of the BBC's most popular programmes and has recently celebrated 20 years on the screen.

Who is the richest Bargain Hunt presenter?

According to Antique TV Shows, Charlie's net worth is estimated at £793,000 ($1,000,000). However, a previous report from Viral Net Worth estimated his net worth to be around £18,000,000 ($23,000,000).

Which antique road trip presenter died?

The Antiques Road Trip team has learned of the very sad passing of David Barby, one of daytime TV's best-loved antiques experts.

What's the biggest profit ever made on Bargain Hunt?

The biggest single-item profit on Bargain Hunt was a £660 gain on a Royal Worcester trinket box purchased for £140 by the blue team in 2002; however, a rare Chinese teapot found by an expert (not a contestant team) sold for a massive £390,000, becoming the show's most valuable item ever sold, though not part of a standard competition profit calculation.

What's the most expensive item ever auctioned?

Considered a “long forgotten painting” and authenticated in 2008 by some of the world's best Da Vinci experts in London. The portrait went on to become the most expensive items ever sold at an auction to date at a whopping $450,300,000 – which is why it tops our top 5 most expensive items ever auctioned.

Why did Mark Walberg leave the Antiques Roadshow?

Walberg? He's still there, he's just in the background. It was part of an overhaul the show did for the new season, in part to attract and secure what one producer called its "next generation of viewers."

Where are the Keno brothers today?

Leigh opened his own antique dealership in New York City in 1986 and for a number of years Leslie headed the American furniture and decorative arts division at Sotheby's. He now runs Leslie Keno Art Advisory in Wilton, CT. They were awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2005.

Where will the Antiques Roadshow be in 2026?

• Tuesday, May 19. Tucson, AZ (2026)
• Monday, June 1. Indianapolis, IN (2026)
• Wednesday, June 17. Mumford, NY (2026)

How much does Naga Munchetty earn?

6 Naga Munchetty

Naga Munchetty who features on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 5 Live earns between £355,000 and £359,999 annually.

What's the most expensive item found on Antiques Roadshow?

Faberge Flower

It's one of the only surviving 'botantanical studies' created by Faberge in the early 1900s. The antique piece was even kept with its original presentation box. The astounding valuation, revealed by Geoffrey Munn, the show's Faberge jewellery expert, stood at £1 million.

What happened to Judith from the Antiques Roadshow?

Personal life and death

After her marriage to Martin Miller ended in divorce in 1992, Miller began a relationship with John Wainwright, and they had one son. The family lived in North London as of 2004. Miller and Wainwright married in 2015. Miller died at a hospital in North London on 8 April 2023, at the age of 71.

What are David Battie's most famous works?

David has written or edited numerous books and articles on antiques, including The Price Guide to 19th and 20th Century British Porcelain (1975), Sotheby's Concise Enclycopedia of Glass (1991) and Sotheby's Concise Enclycopedia of Porcelain (1994), the Antiques Roadshow A-Z of Antiques Hunting (1996), and The Antiques ...