Antiques Roadshow expert Rupert Maas advised a guest on the latest edition of the show to “keep” their item even though it was worth ten times what they had paid for it.

This week, the Roadshow visited Lister Park and Cartwright Hall in Bradford, where all kinds of weird and wonderful items were brought along for valuation.

One guest brought along a simple but treasured watercolour painting of a row of houses sitting alongside the Shipley Canal, also known as the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.

It was painted by Susan Ridyard in 1979, and while analysing it, Mr Maas commented: “I was cycling along the Shipley Canal yesterday, and, my goodness, it really reminded me, this watercolour, of that. Is that why you brought it?”

“Yes, I mean, I regularly walk on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, and when I saw this watercolour, I just fell in love with it,” the painting’s owner explained.

She continued: “It just reminds me of, you know, I grew up in a terraced property.

“[The painting] was in an antique shop, and he had it on the wall for a good three months.

“Nobody noticed it. I went past it and I I just connected, and he wanted about £10 for it.”

Mr Maas delved into today’s value as he asked the guest if she thought it was “worth more than you paid.”

“I’m sure it is, to me it is,” she replied before the painting expert and gallery owner revealed: “I think it’s worth £100.”

While the result was a humble one, the value was still 10 times the amount the guest had originally paid for the piece of art.

However, Mr Maas seemed keen for her to keep hold of the painting, noting the sentimental value attached.

“You should keep it for sure,” he instructed, adding: “I mean it really has a connection for you.”

Elsewhere in the episode, some more dazzling and bizarre items were also observed by specialist auctioneers.

One person had brought in a jewel-encrusted gold bunny brooch, another a portrait of a dog and another an ancient stone head.

Expert Matthew Haley was stunned by a rare newspaper from 1926 that featured signatures from Winston Churchill and Stanley Baldwin.

He explained he has “never” seen such an item on the show before. He noted: “What’s really special about this is the newspaper was edited by Winston Churchill and what makes this copy particularly special is it has Winston Churchill’s signature on.”

The guest pointed out: “He was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time. Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister at the time. It’s a really quite rare thing per se.”

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Mr Haley explained: “Churchill collectors will be really interested in this.

“I mean, it’s a fascinating moment in his career. I can see it making £2,000 to £4,000 at auction.”