Antiques Roadshow: Beatrix Potter valuation shocks guest

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was surprised to learn the true value of her Peter Rabbit sketch and two signed books, which were autographed by the original author Beatrix Potter.

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00:00 And it's a rather vigorous little picture of Peter Rabbit,…

00:03 …and don't forget that at this date,…

00:05 …it's dated 1941,…

00:08 …Beatrix Potter was in her 70s.

00:10 This is an old Beatrix Potter,…

00:12 …but there is a young Peter Rabbit.

00:14 But look, these two battered copies,…

00:17 …the Tale of Ginger and Pickles, and the Tale of Gloucester,…

00:20 …and both signed by Beatrix Potter at the same time!

00:23 I'm going to put…

00:24 …£25,000 on it.

00:26 No!

00:28 [Laughs]

00:29 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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