00:02Gary has had a tip-off that means the mirror could be worth a whole lot more than he bought
00:07it for.
00:07If the information I found looks great, this once sat in Buckingham Palace.
00:14Oh, God!
00:17This is so royal provenance.
00:20Indeed. It's a serious item.
00:23If I'm correct, then this really could be quite something.
00:27Don't think the Queen wants it back?
00:29Well, I haven't broken the news to it yet, but...
00:34I'm just itching to look at the back of this frame.
00:37The front of this mirror may boast an intricate design,
00:40but it's the back where the really important details are.
00:45There we are. GRV, George V, BP.
00:50That's Buckingham Palace.
00:52Wow!
00:54There we are, on there as well. GR, BP.
00:56We've got the original back and the original frame.
01:01This must be what you've dreamt of finding.
01:05It is.
01:06How often do you come across something as unusual as this?
01:10On a hunch, blind bid at an auction.
01:13Um, this is the first time.
01:18The markings on the mirror may match its auction description,
01:22but proving provenance is everything.
01:25With an item potentially this valuable,
01:28it's vital he backs up its history with evidence.
01:33What an amazing find.
01:35A great day for the antiques business.
01:37Absolutely unbelievable.
01:38It's magical.
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