An Antiques Roadshow participant found herself apologizing for almost cursing after learning the staggering worth of her jewelry collection. The revelation took place during the show’s visit to Cromford Mills in Derbyshire, where Fiona Bruce and her team set out to discover hidden treasures.
Among the various items brought to the fore, one guest presented an exquisite collection of gold and silver jewelry, which included a brooch and a bracelet. This collection caught the attention of Joanna Hardy, one of the show’s seasoned experts.
“My goodness. My heart jumped when I saw these pieces,” Joanna exclaimed, clearly impressed by the collection’s allure and significance.
The guest then revealed that she had acquired the first piece of her collection 35 years ago, under the assumption that it was merely made of diamantes and was simply high-end costume jewelry. It wasn’t until Joanna’s evaluation that the true value of these items came to light, prompting the guest’s surprised reaction and near slip of the tongue.
Joanna said: ‘My goodness. My heart jumped when I saw these pieces.’
The guest shared she had purchased the first piece 35 years ago, admitting: ‘I just thought it was diamantes and posh costume jewellery.’
An Antiques Roadshow guest apologised for ‘nearly swearing’ after discovering the value of what she’d brought in
The visitor showed her impressive jewellery collection to Joanna Hardy, an expert on the BBC show
Meanwhile, the guest revealed she had purchased the first piece 35 years ago – but believed it to be ‘costume jewellery’
In addition, the jewellery also bore the name of sculptor George Weil inscribed on them.
While the guest shared she had paid ‘quite a lot’ for the set, around £1,500 altogether – she was gobsmacked to learn the valuation.
Discussing one of the items, Joanna said: ‘Well I think today they would be around £15,000.’
The guest replied: ‘Oh never,’ as her mouth dropped and she added: ‘Sorry I nearly swore’ before covering her mouth.
Joanna went on: ‘You’ve got this brooch here, that’s going to be between £5,000 and £7,000,’ as the guest replied: ‘Never!’
It was revealed another brooch would fetch for £3,000 and £5,000, while a ring would get £2,500.
Overall, this made the total amount for the collection ultimately end up as an incredible £25,000.
Elsewhere, another episode of the BBC show saw a guest amazed to learn the eye-watering value of her soup bowls – as their ‘amazing’ history was revealed.
It came as the BBC show paid a visit to Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery in Ealing, West London.
One of the visitors brought along the pair of soup bowls, along with a painting, for valuation.
In another episode, a guest was astonished to discover the eye-watering value of her soup bowls
The guest’s grandfather was Reginald Skelton, one of the first officers of the first major Scottish expedition to the Antarctic.
Furthermore, the painting depicted Antarctica, as painted by the artist Edward Wilson.
The soup bowls came from the expedition itself, with expert Fuschia Voremberg offering her assessment of them.
She said: ‘These soup bowls are so fun, and they’re actually made by Royal Doulton as you can see on the crest on the back.’
Fuschia added: ‘This is the actual china that the officers would’ve eaten their soup out of.
‘But anyway, let’s take a look at this painting, I think the colours are amazing.’
Upon valuing the items, Fuschia said: ‘These soup bowls, I’m going to give them a value of £3,500 each.
‘And this painting, which is so lovely and has a really nice inscription on the back from Wilson to your grandfather, I’m going to give that a value of £7,000. How do you feel about that?’
The guest replied: ‘A bit astonished, quite honestly. I’ve never really sort of thought about value.
‘And certainly we would never sell them. They’ll just go down through the family.’
Antiques Roadshow airs Sundays on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.
