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]