Purchased from a charity shop, the guest couldn’t believe she was in possession of such a valuable painting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The colourful painting depicted an interesting Scottish scene and it blew the expert away as he revealed the artwork was worth between \u00a34000 and \u00a36000.\u00a0<\/p>\n The valuation rendered the guest stunned as she exclaimed: ‘Oh, wow! That\u2019s quite astonishing. For \u00a325, I\u2019m glad I bought it.’<\/p>\n Wow: An Antiques Roadshow contestant was rendered speechless when she learned that a cheap painting was worth a fortune<\/p>\n Work of art: On the show’s recent trip to Powis Castle and Garden in Wales, they uncovered an incredibly valuable painting, despite the fact the it was bought for just \u00a325<\/p>\n The guest came across the painting by complete chance while she was travelling back from a holiday in the Scottish Highlands with her children.\u00a0<\/p>\n Her and her family were driving back to their home in Shropshire and had stopped for a quick walk to break up the journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n It began to pour down with torrential rain, and seeking shelter she ran to the nearest charity shop with her children.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was there she found the painting, as she told Grant:\u00a0‘I didn\u2019t get a raincoat, I got a painting.’<\/span><\/p>\n Joking, Grant replied: ‘Gosh, I wish I was there before you.’<\/span><\/p>\n After analysing the piece, the expert concluded that the<\/span>\u00a0oil-on-canvas was a ‘Confident colourist’ style.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Signed ‘Cunningham’ in the lower right corner, it was revealed that the artist was John Cunningham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He was a Glasgow artist born in 1926 who was born and bred in Lanarkshire but then went on to study at Glasgow School of Art.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Taken aback! The guest was blown away when expert Grant Ford revealed the artwork was worth between \u00a34000 and \u00a36000<\/p>\n Delighted:\u00a0The valuation rendered the guest stunned as she exclaimed: ‘Oh, wow! That\u2019s quite astonishing. For \u00a325, I\u2019m glad I bought it’<\/p>\n Blown away:\u00a0‘You could have found a raincoat that day; luckily you found a brilliant painting,’ joked Grant\u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/09\/76272393-12604659-Wow_Antiques_Roadshow_shock_moment_as_25_painting_is_revealed_to-a-14_1696668847577.jpg\")
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