Antiques Roadshow guest baffled by the true value of a diamond brooch given to her by an ex she feared was a fake
An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned by the true value of a diamond brooch given to her by an ex she thought might be a fake.
Antiques expert Joanna Hardy met the owner of a jewelry collection in a classic episode that aired Sunday.
Joanna met the guest at Portchester Castle in Hampshire and told her, “There were two comments you made when you saw me laying your jewels here.
“One was, ‘Gosh, I haven’t seen these in a long time,’ and the second was you were hoping they were all real.”
said the owner. “So I seriously hope they’re real!”
Wow! An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned by the true value of a diamond brooch given to her by an ex she thought was a fake in a classic episode that aired on Sunday
The guest said the jewelry was given to her by an old boyfriend and Joanna joked, “He might look and think, ‘Why did I give her all those things?'”
The expert asked the guest how she got the stuff.
She said they were given to her by an old boyfriend and Joanna joked, “He might look and think, ‘Why did I give her all those things?'”
The eclectic collection included a pair of ruby earrings and a 1920s Rolex.
But the guest said, ‘I’m not wearing any of this. I really regret not wearing any of it. I haven’t even taken them out for a long time.’
Joanna’s eye then fell on a pair of brooches made of real diamonds and she confirmed, “They’re all real, everything is real,” much to the lady’s relief.
The expert then paid special attention to a sapphire brooch embellished with the flag of the Royal London Yacht Club, noting that it was “beautifully made.”
Joanna revealed that the diamond brooch would fetch between £3,000 and £4,000 at auction, while the sapphire flag brooch was worth £3,000.
The guest replied. ‘Gosh! And I didn’t even know if it was real, so that’s really impressive. Thank you, wow!’
Expert Joanna Hardy confirmed, “They’re all real, everything is real,” much to the lady’s relief
While showing off her collection, the guest said, “I’m not wearing any of this. I really regret not wearing any of it. I haven’t even taken them out of the closet for a long time’
Stunning: The expert then paid special attention to a sapphire brooch embellished with the flag of the Royal London Yacht Club, noting that it was “beautifully crafted”