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An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to discover the value of a Louis Vuitton suitcase that had been sitting in her parents’ attic for decades.

During Sunday’s show, the audience brought their precious items to Thirlestane Castle in Scotland. One lady wanted to know more about this designer accessory.

Expert Raj Bisram immediately recognized the luxury brand when the guest told him, “I think [my father] ‘I insisted on it while decorating and painting the ceiling’.

‘No one thought it was of any value, then someone opened the box and looked inside [at the label] and thought: “that sounds very familiar.”

After admitting she knew little about handbag manufacturer Louis Vuitton, Raj explained, “They actually started making trunks, they started in Paris in 1884.”

An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to discover the value of a Louis Vuitton suitcase that had been sitting in her parents’ attic for decades

During Sunday’s show, members of the public brought their treasured items to Thirlestane Castle in Scotland, with one lady keen to find out more about the designer accessory

Expert Raj Bisram immediately recognized the luxury brand when the guest told him, “I think [my father] I used it to stand on while decorating and painting the ceiling’

He revealed how the locking system invented back then is still used by the company today and even outwitted the famous magician Harry Houdini.

Raj then explained that the suitcase was one of the brand’s first as it lacked the now infamous LV logo, which was designed in 1896.

‘In this condition such a chest is certainly worth somewhere between £1,500 and £2,000’.

The shocked woman was at a loss for words and giggled before admitting: “It has a lot of sentimental value and despite the appreciation it means a lot.”

This came after another guest on the show was left speechless when expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier and showed him his papers, medals and badges, which are often ‘forged all over the world’.

The man showed a black and white photo of his father, David Cargill, before he was sent to France with the BEF.

Mark was impressed by the collection on the table and said: ‘You said to me this morning: ‘My father was a soldier’. Then you went and got this stuff and I got so excited because this man was in the SAS. This is fantastic.’

“We have a Territorial Medal here. He went to France and started his war by coming off a beach, somewhere called Dunkirk because he has the Dunkirk Medal too. Where did he join then?”

He said: ‘In this condition a box like this is certainly worth somewhere between £1,500 and £2,000’

The shocked woman was speechless and giggled before admitting: ‘It has a lot of sentimental value and despite the appreciation it means a lot’

Raj then explained that the suitcase was one of the brand’s first as it lacked the now infamous LV logo, which was created in 1896

The brand is now beloved by celebrities (Sabrina Carpenter pictured at the Louis Vuitton show in Paris)

The guest replied: ‘He joined the Parachute Regiment, did his training and after he got his wings he immediately applied for the SAS and was accepted.’

Mark continued: ‘Now, when you see these badges and things that you have here and you see SAS wings, they are usually fake. You have a Kings Crown Parachute Regiment badge.

‘Even today they are hard to find and usually they are copied. You have two of the shoulder titles for the 1st SAS. Now I’m not sure I’ve ever seen those before, in person to touch them, but here they are.’

Mark was particularly impressed by the guest’s father’s beret. It had authentic details, such as the small emblem that he said was ‘forged all over the world’.

It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless when the show visited Dundee

Expert Mark Smith met a man whose father was an SAS soldier when he showed him his papers, medals and badges

Mark adds: ‘These things just aren’t available on the market, so it’s fantastic to be able to stand here and touch the real thing!’

The BBC star estimated the value of the items as follows: the medals alone are worth around £200, while the entire collection is worth almost £8,000.

The guest was stunned by the appreciation and said to Mark, “My father would be very surprised.”