{"id":3395,"date":"2025-07-28T09:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/?p=3395"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:17:33","slug":"antiques-roadshow-expert-reluctantly-values-rare-spoon-and-discovers-its-worth-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.satecsite.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/antiques-roadshow-expert-reluctantly-values-rare-spoon-and-discovers-its-worth-10000\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiques Roadshow expert reluctantly values rare spoon and discovers it\u2019s worth \u00a310,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man has been left shocked discovering the value of a set of silver spoons on Antiques Roadshow (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A man has been left shocked <\/a>after being told a set of silver spoons that once belonged to Captain James Cook <\/a>are worth \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n

On last night\u2019s episode <\/a>of the long-running BBC<\/a> series Antiques Roadshow<\/a>, the experts were at Sefton Park Palm House in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

It was there that expert Gordon Foster met a descendant of the explorer, who came along with a \u2018humble\u2019 set of items he was keen to get valued<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As Gordon explained: \u2018Eagle-eyed viewers of the roadshow would know we don\u2019t often feature silver spoons unless they are something special\u2026and these are.\u2019<\/p>\n

He went on to share that the spoons were a Georgian pair from 1750 that had Cook\u2019s initials engraved on them.<\/p>\n

On the episode, a repeat from 2022, the man explained that he was the \u2018fifth grand nephew\u2019 of Cook.<\/p>\n

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A descendant of Captain James Cook asked for a set of silver spoons once owned by the explorer to be valued (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With one of the spoons passed down as a family heirloom, he obtained the other in an auction after discovering that his item had once been part of a set.<\/p>\n

He recalled how there\u2019d been \u2018no limit\u2019 on how much he\u2019d spend to have the set in his possession.<\/p>\n

The items were used by Cook during his journey navigating and claiming Australia in 1770.  <\/p>\n

But as said on the show, while he was celebrated in his day for mapping \u2018uncharted lands\u2019, he now remains a controversial figure for his \u2018colonial exploits and violent encounters with Indigenous peoples\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The set of spoons was valued at a staggering \u00a320,000 (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it came time to share his valuation, Gordon said that similar spoons could usually be purchased for around \u00a340.<\/p>\n

\u2018But the question is, how much does the provenance add to the spoon? And I can tell you this provenance is like gold dust. This takes this spoon in a completely different stratosphere of value,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is quite incredible. I can say with a lot of confidence that one spoon is worth \u00a310,000.\u2019<\/p>\n

As the crowd gathered around them gasped, the man\u2019s eyebrows raised, and he nodded while taking in the extraordinary value of his items.<\/p>\n

After briefly being left speechless, he exclaimed: \u2018That\u2019s extraordinary.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Captain James Cook claimed Australia for the British Empire in 1170 (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gordon then thanked the man for bringing the items and \u2018sharing them with us\u2019.<\/p>\n

Captain Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and cartographer who led three important voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779.<\/p>\n

He was also the first European to visit the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\n

However, he was killed in 1779 during his second visit to Hawaii when a dispute with the native Hawaiians turned violent.<\/p>\n

Antiques Roadshow is streaming on BBC iPlayer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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