An ‘absolutely flabbergasted’ Antiques Roadshow guest gasped ‘behave yourself!’ as she learnt the eye-watering value of her grandmother’s jewellery collection.
Sunday night’s episode on the BBC took place at Thirlestane Castle in the Scottish Borders.
One unsuspecting guest brought two brooches and a pendant from her grandmothers with the hopes of finding out more about them.
It included an opal and diamond brooch dated from 1890 to 1910, a pearl and diamond pendant from the 1900s and a sapphire and diamond brooch from 1970.
Expert Susan Rumfitt had the task of valuing the items and said the sapphire and diamond brooch could sell for between £500 to £700.
An ‘absolutely flabbergasted’ Antiques Roadshow guest gasped ‘behave yourself!’ as she learnt the eye-watering value of her grandmother’s jewellery collection
One unsuspecting guest brought two brooches and a pendant from her grandmothers with the hopes of finding out more about them
The pearl and diamond pendant was valued at between £1,500 and £2,000 and the opal brooch would fetch between £5,000 to £7,000.
The stunned guest then excitedly exclaimed: ‘No, behave yourself! Wow, thank you very much!’
They added: ‘I’m absolutely flabbergasted and was delighted to hear such lovely news about the jewellery.
‘No, I won’t be having them remodeled, I’ll be keeping them the exact same!’
Elsewhere on the episode a guest collapsed into giggles after discovering the huge value of her tiny broken carriage clock, which show expert Richard Price described as ‘pretty scruffy’.
One lady was keen to learn more about the timepiece after inheriting it from her late husband’s aunt.
Giggling, she agreed the clock was indeed in a sorry state and had been that way since it was gifted to her on her wedding day 50-years ago.
She told Richard: ‘It’s always sat on my desk, not working, I know it’s awful isn’t it?’.
Elsewhere on the episode a guest collapsed into giggles after discovering the huge value of her tiny broken carriage clock, which show expert Richard Price described as ‘pretty scruffy’
One lady was keen to learn more about the timepiece after inheriting it from her late husband’s aunt
The expert went on to reveal the item was a French from around 1885, as he marvelled over it’s porcelain panels and confirmed it had been made by renowned company Drucker of Paris.
But Richard was quick to point out it’s flaws, including the need for cleaning and gold re-gilding in order to be ready to go to auction.
Before adding: ‘When that’s done, it’s going to be [worth] £4,000’, as the audience gasped in surprised.
Shocked the woman threw back her head laughing, as she muttered: ‘I will certainly see how much that costs to get [the work] done.
‘It’s so special to me’ she said, before Richard quipped: ‘It will be even more special when it works!’.
It came after another guest was left stunned and the crowd around her gasped as she discovered the six-figure value of a ‘never before seen’ relic her family had been in possession of for decades.
The woman explained: ‘In the 1960s, my husband’s parents bought a house in West Wales with all its contents and this was in its contents’.
She went on to say that nobody in the family knew what it was, but after some online sleuthing were guessing it could be from Fiji.
Expert Ronnie explained that the item was in fact from the Cook Islands in the 17th century and would have been used for combat.
Saying: ‘Now, as we all know, Captain Cook travelled to Polynesia and during his third visit,’
‘His surgeon spotted one of these and noted in his journal how magnificent they were, praising this wonderful weapon’.
It came after another guest was left stunned and the crowd around her gasped as she discovered the six-figure value of a ‘never before seen’ relic
Going on to gush that the item was ‘very rare’: ‘These are very, very important, these objects. I’ve never held one of these, this is the first time.’
Moving onto the valuation he concluded: ‘It’s a shame about the damage, there’s a little bit of a tip missing but it doesn’t detract from its energy and power’.
Before saying that if it were to go on sale it could expect to fetch between a whooping £100K and £150k.
The audience gasped in amazement as the woman exclaimed: ‘Crikey! Wow, that’s amazing, isn’t it? Really amazing’.
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