Lowry piece revealed on TV show );
Antiques Roadshow came to Stonor Park.
Art historian Lawrence Hendra shocked the owner, who had paid £1,300 in 1998 for the portrait, called
Figure Standing One.
Works by Lowry, who was based in Manchester, have been copied frequently so Mr Hendra was initially worried it could be a forgery but a letter from the Lefevre Gallery in London confirmed its authenticity.
When the guest was told it would fetch between £60,000 and £80,000 at auction, he calmly responded: “I like the sound of that.”
Filming took place for the BBC programme in August over two days and the episode was aired on Sunday.
Antiques Roadshow guest amazed as most faked painting now worth £80,000
Expert Lawrence Hendra said he was a bit nervous to valuate a painting by famous British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry because his work was hugely forged in the market
11:40, 1 MAR 2021
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The portrait was brought onto Sunday evening s programme - filmed at Stonor Park in Oxfordshire - by a man who picked it up at Christie s after he was left with change from buying a vintage bike.