Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless over eyewatering value of tiny chocolate bar

BBC Antiques Roadshow guest surprised by valuation of chocolate bar (Image: BBC)

A guest on BBC Antiques Roadshow was lost for words when he received the eyewatering valuation of the item he took along with him - a tiny chocolate bar.

But what made the bar of chocolate so special was the fact that it dates back to 1902 and it was made to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

Expert Lisa Lloyd was delighted when she was presented with a small tin containing the chocolate during the episode on Sunday, September 1 which was a repeat and was filmed at Cromford Mills in Derbyshire.

The owner told her: "It was given to me by my father when they were clearing the house out but it belonged to his father and obviously it's a souvenir of the 1902 Coronation."

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Lisa said of the tin: "On the front it's got the initials 'E' and 'A' and portraints of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and it says June 1902."

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Chocolate tin containing chocolate dating back to 1902 (Image: BBC)

She then pointed out that, in fact, the coronation actually took place in August as Edward had gone down with appendicitis a few days before the original date. She added that such chocolate tins were the sort of memorabilia that would have been given away to schoolchildren and she said the experts actually saw "lots and lots and lots of them".

Looking at the owner, she continued: "But this one is particularly special isn't? But why is it special?" Opening the tin, he replied: "Because the chocolate is still in there."

The bar was wrapped in all its original packaging including foil. Lisa said: "But that's what makes it a real rarity is the fact it's actually complete with its contents."

She said the tins were actually "really common" and could be picked up for around £15 to £25. She then asked the guest how much he thought the tin with the contents was worth? When he replied: "I have no idea," she went on to tell him: "Well you may be surprised to know that one of these sold with the chocolate in 2023 at auction for £1,000."

The man was clearly gobsmacked and just replied: "Wow!" Lisa added: "And that's the first time for me to see one of these so thank you very much."

After the segment, host Fiona Bruce said in a voice over: "Just eight years after these bars of chocolate were issued Edward VII was dead and a new king George V was ruling a country on the brink of World War One."

Antiques Roadshow is on BBC One on Sundays and on BBC iPlayer

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Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless over eyewatering value of tiny chocolate bar

Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless over eyewatering value of tiny chocolate bar

Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless over eyewatering value of tiny chocolate bar

Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless over eyewatering value of tiny chocolate bar

Antiques Roadshow guest left speechless over eyewatering value of tiny chocolate bar