Antiques Roadshow viewers were left in hysterics when one woman sought a valuation for her innuendo-laden ‘muff chain’ on Sunday.
The latest episode of the BBC series came from Derry, Northern Island as guests brought along their treasures with the lady learning her jewellery was worth thousands of pounds.
She revealed to expert Joanna Hardly that the gold chain had been in her family since the 1950s when her aunt picked it up at an antiques shop.
Joanna then revealed it was almost 200 years old, saying: ‘It’s a belcher link chain or we call it a muff chain’ and would have been attached to a lady’s fur hand warmer.
Before leaving the guest stunned when she concluded it was so popular that the item could likely make £5,000 at auction.
Antiques Roadshow viewers were left in hysterics when one woman sought a valuation for her innuendo-laden ‘muff chain’ on Sunday
The latest episode of the BBC series came from Derry, Northern Island as guests brought along their treasures with one lady learning her jewellery was worth thousands of pounds
However the name left some cheeky viewers in fits of giggles with one writing on X: ‘Someone has brought in a muff chain and reader, I am laughing’.
While a second said: ‘Ok, you got my attention’.
A third quipped: ‘I googled it in anticipation and was disappointed’.
And: ‘A muff chain you say?’.
Earlier in the episode another guest was left stunned to discover the value of two chairs her husband bought from a charity show for £10 each and were used as beds for the families dogs.
Expert Mark Hill described the chairs as ‘battered but beautiful’ which the owner said was exactly her first thought when her husband brought them home.
Before admitting: ‘The orange material put me off a bit, but it doesn’t put the dogs off and they sit on one each and look out at the view’.
Mark went on to gush over the ‘beautiful’ item’s ‘curving lines and sculptural form’ before revealing them to be the work of famed American designer Adrian Persall who founded Craft Associates.
She revealed to expert Joanna Hardly that the gold chain had been in her family since the 1950s when her aunt picked it up at an antiques shop
Joanna then revealed it was almost 200 years old, saying: ‘It’s a belcher link chain or we call it a muff chain’ and could make £5K at auction
The chain would have been fitted to a ladies hand warmer
However the name left some cheeky viewers in fits of giggles with one writing on X: ‘Someone has brought in a muff chain and reader, I am laughing’
The expert said that while they would need to be ‘sanded down’ before quipping she would also have to ‘clean off the dog hair’ before being sold.
Moving onto the valuation he said: ‘You’re looking at about £600’.
Stunned the lady could only muster a ‘Thank you’ before admitting despite the value the dogs would still be allowed to sit on them.
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