An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked when she discovered the true value of an old family vase.
The guest guessed the Chinese lantern was worth around £500, after being passed down through the generations.
Explaining the story behind it she said: "(It was) from my father, who got it from his father and he was a medical missionary in China in about 1890 to 1900,"
Expert Lars Tharp said: "It's a beautiful thing, you're obviously very fond of it."
Examining the vase, the historian added: "Here you have a honeycomb trellis and in the centre, there's a reserve with a lotus flower.
"And what I particularly like is this one where two handsome young maidens are accommodating this man here who is looking up and gazing at the moon.
"It's a nighttime scene and in this case, the trellis is not honeycomb but it's overlapping Chinese coins or cash.
"Now coins and cash, they denote wealth so as the candle flickers and burns and casts those shadows on the inside of the room, all that cage work is now appearing on (the walls)."
But he was left disappointed that she didn't have the companion lantern as she explained her grandfather only had one - reports Mirror Online.
Lars told her: "I think that to replace one of these, if you wanted to go out and buy another one, I think you're looking at somewhere between £10,000 and £15,000."
The crowd gasped and the woman was left shocked and said: "Really?! I thought it was about £500! £10,000 to £15,000?!"
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Lars explained: "This market has gone absolutely through the roof and is going to appeal to the Chinese and is going to appeal to the Europeans. It's a beautiful thing."
*Antiques Roadshow returns on Sunday at 7pm on BBC One.
