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Antiques Roadshow is not only popular with British viewers but American too. During an episode of the PBS version, appraiser John Colasacco took a closer look at a beautiful sapphire and diamond ring which was over 100 years old. But how much was the piece worth should it go to auction in this day and […]
Bunny detailed to viewers exactly why both she and the guest loved the teddy bear. She explained: “Well it certainly is and for me, I can’t tell you thats why I screamed because A, it’s a Steiff, B, it is white, which is incredibly rare, and it’s a true white because it’s got the brown […]
“Yes Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Peter Lanyon,” she replied. “Fantastic because he’s a major figure now and the St Ives group in the 40s. Barbara Hepworth and he worked in her studio, didn’t he?” Dendy asked. “He worked for her for 10 years as her assistant,” the guest confirmed. “And then in the 50s he […]
The camera then zoomed in on the red box and the expert continued: “Earrings first; red stones, white stones, possibly made around 1935. “The red stones are rubies the white stones are diamonds. “They’re of floral cluster design, actually they’re rather wearable – people like earrings and floral cluster earrings of the 1930s, quite nice,” […]
“It’s been valued twice. Once for probate and then once by another jewellery expert – two wildly different valuations. “The highest price was £3,500 and the lowest price was £150,” the guest explained before Joanna gave her own valuation. “It’s within the region of the 19th Century and the value of it at auction – […]
An Antiques Roadshow guest turned up at Eltham Palace with a huge box of personal items belonging to Winston Churchill. The owner also had in his possession a collection of letters that explained the provenance of the items which led to BBC expert Mark Smith revealing a huge valuation. Mark began: “You turned up today […]
“At auction, I would expect to see between £10,000 and £15,000,” he said. Shocked, the owner said: “Wow for a sewing machine.” “But not just a sewing machine,” Jon quipped. “The rarest you could ever find.” Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Let’s block ads! (Why?)
As for how much it was work, Kevin said: “If the ring came up for sale, I feel very strongly for it at auction, at $ 20,000 – $ 30,000. “And it’s the kind of thing I think would get to the high end of the estimate – and very quick because Van Cleef is […]
Geoffrey said: “Well, I think there would be serious competition over this object wherever this was sold. “And I am in no doubt that any Lalique collector would be prepared to pay between £8,000 and £10,000.” There was a huge gasp from the people who had gathered around as well as from the guest herself […]
“What sometimes happens is people contact us a little bit in advanced and tell us what items they have,” she added, before asking people to get in touch via the BBC website if they had anything which might be of interest. The host noted: “We’ll take a look of those, we have a whole team doing […]
