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Antiques Roadshow expert apologises over million pound blunder: 'Sorry to let you down'
Antiques Roadshow expert Rupert Maas had to apologise for a million-pound mistake as he let down one hopeful guest by revealing that his painting wasn't worth as much as he believed
Rupert began: "It looks to me like it's got something to do with Sir Peter Lely - the famous 17th century portrait painter, German born, Dutch raised, imported to England." "His students and studio assistants finished them really quickly, and sold them all so that his entire estate including his collection of old masters made something like £30,00 in the 17th century - a massive amount of money, he was so popular. Together, they examined the painting more closely and Rupert explained how he knew it was a fake: "The colours are slightly gaudier than you'd expect, a little bit of clunkiness in the drawing of the hand.
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