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Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Antiques Roadshow guest struggles to speak after learning the eye-watering value of 'extraordinary' family heirloom
A guest on Antiques Roadshow struggled to speak after they discovered the value of an 'extraordinary' family heirloom. Sunday's episode of the BBC show saw a guest present expert Joanna Hardy with a piece of jewellery made of ten gold nuggets. 'They just look extraordinary,' she commented, as the owner explained her grandfather had gifted the bracelet to her grandmother. The guest revealed: 'My grandfather worked in Segovia, in Colombia in the Frontino mines in the '30s and '40s. 'He was an engineer so I don't believe he mined those by hand, but I think he must have got those from there.' Joanna marvelled how the piece of jewellery was 'ahead of its time' given the art deco style that was popular in the 1930s. The expert gushed over the nature of the bracelet and precious metal it was made of. She said: 'Gold, it is the only metal that is just so malleable, it doesn't rust, it doesn't tarnish, it's inactive to chemical reactions so what you see here is exactly the same as when it was first found. 'It's just got that raw energy about it.' The guest agreed and commented, 'I love it when I wear it because it's really heavy and it just fits, it's a really nice size as well.; Joanna moved onto discussing the value of the item and pointed out 'Gold has never been higher than today'. 'So at auction, I think you'd be looking at around £5,000,' she explained. The guest was visibly shocked and appeared to struggle to speak after realising the value of her bracelet. She stammered: 'Oh! Okay. That's quite a lot, everybody said that I know but it's really a lot more than I thought.' The guest was visibly shocked and appeared to struggle to speak after realise the value of her bracelet The guest then tried on the bracelet to show how it looked on and revealed she wore it on special occasions. 'Oh my goodness it was so much more than I was expecting to be honest. 'I just thought it would be the gold rate, I didn't think there would be any extra value in what it was,' she gushed.
Daily Mirror
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Antiques Roadshow star gobsmacked by value of item that leaves expert 'tingling'
Antiques Roadshow expert Joanna Hardy was left gobsmacked as she shared the true value of a guest's family heirloom - and even admitted that the item had made her 'tingle' An Antiques Roadshow expert was left astonied as she revealed the astonishing value of a guest's treasured family heirloom. The beloved BBC show rolled out another episode on Sunday (May 18) with Fiona Bruce once again steering the ship. This week, the team set up camp at the majestic Beaumaris Castle on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. Eager individuals flocked to flaunt their cherished items to the Antiques Roadshow connoisseurs for appraisal. But the atmosphere intensified when expert Joanna Hardy stumbled upon a simply "extraordinary" bracelet. Basking in the sunlight, Joanna exclaimed: "This bracelet is just glistening in the sun here," and marvelled at its appearance with "And we've got the gold nuggets which is as if they'd come out of the ground. I mean they just look extraordinary." The owner of the bracelet recounted its history, saying: "This was a bracelet that my grandfather gave to my grandmother.", reports Edinburgh Live. She continued with tales of her grandfather's time working at the Frontino mines in Segovia, Colombia during the '30s and '40s as an engineer, stating: "And my grandfather worked in Segovia, in Colombia in the Frontino mines in the '30s and '40s. "He was an engineer so I don't believe he mined those from hand, but I think he must have got those from there." Joanna discussed the jewellery's avant-garde style for its era: "It would have been ahead of its time for the '30s. If we think about '30s jewellery and the Art Deco jewellery and its diamonds and it's all very geometric." The guest had also brought along photographs of her grandparents from their time in Colombia. Further enamoured by the piece, Joanna commented: "It's just got that raw energy about it." The guest expressed her affection for the heirloom, revealing: "I love it when I wear it." Regarding the item's value, Joanna revealed: "Gold has never been higher than today, so at auction I think you'd be looking at around £5,000." Instantly, the guest was taken aback and exclaimed: "Wow!" Overwhelmed and struggling to articulate her surprise, she continued: "Okay, wow... that's quite a lot more than.." She then expressed her astonishment further by saying, "Oh everybody says that I know. It's really a lot more than I thought. Thank you very much!" Joanna, delighted by the guest's response, shared in the excitement: "Oh you've made me tingle as well!".
Edinburgh Live
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Antiques Roadshow expert praises Netflix's Bridgerton as guest taken aback by 'unusual' necklace's real worth
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Antiques Roadshow. An Antiques Roadshow expert believes the rising popularity of certain period pieces of jewellery was sparked by Netflix's romantic drama, Bridgerton. The BBC daytime series ventured to Londonderry where more guests brought in their beloved items to find out more about them and just how much they're worth. Jewellery expert Joanna Hardy was on hand when a woman came in with a stand-out necklace. Hardy commented: 'Jewellery always catches my attention but there will be different reasons why it catches my attention. 'And this is because of its age and rarity. How did you get this?' 'Well it's been in the family since the 1950s. I believe my aunt bought it in Dublin,' the owner replied, as she went on to clarify that it was purchased at an antiques shop. Hardy asked: 'And did she know what she had?' To this, the guest shared: 'Not really, no. She just liked the piece I think, and she just thought it was quite unusual and that took her eye.' (Image: BBC) Focussing on the necklace itself, the specialist elaborated: 'This is a very long chain and this is Georgian period, so we're talking late 1820s. So it's nearly 200-years-old. 'It's a belcher link chain or we call it a muff chain and a muff chain is literally when they would have a gold chain and at the end, they would attach it to a muff. 'And you can see this beautiful decoration work, it's very light in weight. 'The Californian Gold Rush was in 1848 so prior to that, the gold pieces were very light, because there wasn't much gold around.' Hardy then spoke of the reasons why she liked this piece 'so much', remarking: 'It hasn't been chopped up into bracelets. 'And so often long chains will have been divided up amongst the family over time.' (Image: BBC) She then unexpectedly brought the influence of television into the conversation: 'There's also a TV series called Bridgerton which has really made Georgian jewellery really popular. 'So, of course, you know it's 200-years-old, so there has to be some wear and tear. 'And if I look in between the links, you can see the wear which is natural wear over the ages because it's been loved.' Concluding her appraisal, the expert remarked: 'So, at auction, because these items are so popular, you'd be looking at about £5,000.' The guest's eyes widened upon hearing the figure, pulling a face as she said: 'Wow, that's a shock!' She then took a brief moment before she added: 'That's a big shock. A big shock. A nice shock but a big shock.' Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Edinburgh Live
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Edinburgh Live
Antiques Roadshow expert congratulates guest for £1 car boot sale purchase actually worth thousands
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow. An Antiques Roadshow guest was lost for words as her car boot sale jewellery collection turned out to have a staggering price tag. Filming at Alexandra Gardens, Cardiff, BBC expert Joanna Hardy met with a guest who had an array of 'beautiful' jewellery she was excited to show off. Hardy began: 'Most people I meet, when they're buying jewellery, they usually go to a jewellery shop, an antique shop, auctions. 'But the majority of this collection has come from -', with the guest finishing off the sentence: 'A car boot.' First of all questioning where she got a gold necklace from, the owner replied: 'Someone had just put it down [at a car boot sale], the sun was shining and it just came at me.' 'What do you think the stones are?' Hardy queried as the guest admitted: 'I'd like to think they're emeralds.' After sharing that she just paid £3.50 for the item, the expert stated: 'Well £3.50 is a 22 carat gold chain with emeralds, so you was right.' (Image: BBC) Moving on to some of her other car boot sale finds, the guest shared she had purchased a circular 18 carat gold brooch with a single diamond in the middle for £2. She then spent another £2 or £3 on a flower shaped brooch, once again 18 carat gold with three diamonds. But it was the revelation of the blue flower brooch which caught Hardy off guard as the guest shared: 'I actually bought that last year. I paid a pound.' 'A pound!' Hardy exclaimed as the guest further explained that the price was so low because it was broken. Hardy laughed as the owner added: 'I got to the car boots just as they were packing up.' 'Well it is broken, you're quite right, because I can take that little bit off there, you can see that it's come away,' the expert said. The guest then pointed to two rings, both of which were purchased from a shop around 20 years ago for a similarly low price. With a big smile on her face, Hardy remarked: 'Well all I can say is well done. Well done you!' It was then time to give her appraisal on all of the stunning jewellery presented to her. 'The emerald necklace here with the 22 carat gold, you're looking at about £800 for this one,' she said as the guest uttered 'wow'. Speaking of the flower brooch, Hardy continued: 'And then we'll move onto this brooch. You're looking in the region of £800 to £1,200.' The circular brooch with the diamond in the centre was given an estimated value of £1,000 which caused the guest's shoulders to slump as she exclaimed 'Woah'. (Image: BBC) Referring to the £1 brooch, Hardy commented: 'This one that was a pound, in fact, if you turn it over, you can see that there's this plate on the back of the brooch. 'Well, each of these petals, they're beautifully calibre set sapphires with diamonds around each of the flower heads. 'They were made in about 1900, 1915, and they were once shirt studs so someone has later backed them onto here to make it into a brooch.' Much to the guest's amazement, she concluded: 'Having said that, they are absolutely exquisite. You'd probably be looking at about £3,000 to £4,000.' The guest's face crumped as she cried out: 'What! Good grief. Oh my days.' Laughing, Hardy joked: 'Love it. Never happens to me, never happens to me I tell you. 'They're beautifully made, the undulation of the petals, stunning.' The owner let out another 'good grief' before moving onto one of the shop-bought rings: 'This one's interesting. Because as you say, this one's very 1970s. It looks like an Alan Guard 1970s jewel. He is one of our best post-Modernist jewellers. 'It's very highly collected, 18 carat gold with diamonds, it's got a lot of weight to it and you'd be looking at, again, about £3,000 to £4,000.' The guest exclaimed 'Wow. My word', before Hardy ended the appraisal, praising: 'Frankly, you've done extremely well.' Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
