Antiques Roadshow expert Jon Baddeley was left astonished by an item he declared was one of “only 15” in the world. In the classic 2019 episode of the BBC favourite, which is due to be repeated by the broadcaster on Sunday evening, the collectibles specialist left an entire crowd mesmerised as he detailed the unique nature of an automaton brought in by an unsuspecting guest. The owner of the item brought along the mechanical model of a woman charming a snake to the team at Lytham Hall but seemed to have no idea of its true value. “This is considered to be one of the most important automatons e…
