Unassuming Café Worker’s £8.50 Purchase Turns Out to Be Worth Thousands
• Cafe worker buys vase for £8.50 at charity shop in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
• Unaware that it’s a valuable Ming-dynasty Chinese relic
• Sees similar vase on Antiques Roadshow valued at £10,000
• Takes it to Lockdales Auctioneers who confirm its importance
• Vase sells for £4,195, proceeds will be used to repair a Volkswagen Golf