THOSE who tuned into the Sunday night episode of Antiques Roadshow were left stunned by one guest’s item.
The BBC show headed to Salisbury in Wiltshire for the episode, where they filmed outside the famous Salisbury Cathedral.
One man had an item formerly belonging to Napoleon
The razor was made from expensive materials
Hundreds of antique enthusiasts gathered on the grounds for the show, presented by Fiona Bruce.
The show kicked off with a very strong item from a guest.
One man came on with a very old razor which had been in his family for centuries.
Antiques epert Marc Allum introduced the segment by saying: “I really need to ask you how on earth you seem to have Napoleon’s razor”.
The guest said: “In 1816 my great-great-great grandfather’s elder brother purchased this item.
“And theres’s an inscription inside the case written by him, where he explains he bought it from a Prussian officer in 1816, who had taken it from Napoleon’s carriages at the end of the Battle of Waterloo, when the Prussians were chasing and trying to capture Napoleon.”
Expert Marc was stunned by the razor, saying that “the design absolutely matches designs of objects in various necessaries de voyage that Napoleon commissioned.
“That’s absolutely fine for me in terms of its overall design.”
He continued: “Interestingly enough there’s no ‘N’ on this, but the other item we have is this, which is for sharpening your razor,” gesturing to the other part of the guest’s antique.
Marc explained: “This has an ‘N’ cipher on it, and it also has the French Imperial Eagle on it.”
Then on to the valuation, the antiques expert said that there was: “absolutely no doubt in my mind that these are period items, and of obviously good enough quality to have belonged to Napoleon.
“So the question is, are they right? I think maybe a little more research to conclusively nail it, but in my mind it feels very, very good. These feel like items that have Napoleon’s DNA on them.”
He placed the value of the razor at a whopping £10,000 – £15,000.
The guest was impressed, exclaiming: “Wow! Fantastic, thank you,” as the crowd behind gasped.
Fans of the show took to Twitter to discuss the valuation.
One viewer said: “Shouldn’t something belonging to Bonaparte be in a museum?” adding “but DNA, sounds like a cloning nightmare right there, not too shabby for 10-15k.”
A few found the antique rather odd, with one fan Tweeting: “Napoleon’s DNA all over them 
. Id be washing my hands after touching those items”
As another commented: “Who the hell wants Napoleon’s death mask?”
Expert Marc was amazed by the antique
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