An Antiques Roadshow guest clasped her hand over her mouth when she learned the whopping value of a ‘broken’ charity shop brooch she bought for just £2.50.
Sunday’s instalment of the BBC saw expert Susan Rumfitt presented with an accessory to evaluate.
The guest explained she had purchased the brooch from a charity shop and that it was ‘in with a lot of other costume jewellery and it just didn’t feel like costume jewellery’.
However, she revealed she doesn’t wear the item because ‘the clasp was broken when I bought it and I took that to a jewellers and asked if he’d mend the clasp.’
While at the jewellers, the guest also asked if the brooch was ‘worth anything’ and he replied, ‘not really but if you’re selling it I’ll buy it for £50’.
‘I thought if he wants to buy it for £50, it’s probably worth a little bit more,’ she added.
Sunday’s instalment of the BBC saw expert Susan Rumfitt, left, presented with an accessory to evaluate
The guest explained she had purchased the brooch from a charity shop and that it was ‘in with a lot of other costume jewellery and it just didn’t feel like costume jewellery’
However, she revealed she doesn’t wear the item because ‘the clasp was broken when I bought it and I took that to a jewellers and asked if he’d mend the clasp.’
‘The style of this brooch really does show a lot of hidden meaning within it, Susan explained.
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‘So you’ve got sapphires, the blue stones which represent devotion in the language of gemstones and diamonds represent everlasting eternal love, so you’ve got a very devotional and romantic piece of jewellery.’
Susan went on to describe how the gold and silver mounts were ‘two entwined hearts’ and could have been given as a ‘marriage gift’.
The expert estimated the brooch dated back to 1870.
‘I’ve had a look at the brooch and unfortunately there isn’t a makers mark on it but during the 19th century, it wasn’t essential to mark jewellery,’ Susan explained.
The guest shared she only paid £2.50 for the brooch and the expert went on, ‘If it came up for auction, I think we’d be looking at an estimate of £2,000 to £3,000’.
‘Oh my goodness,’ the guest exclaimed as she put her hand over her mouth.
Susan went on to describe how the gold and silver mounts were ‘two entwined hearts’ and could have been given as a ‘marriage gift’
The guest shared she only paid £2.50 for the brooch and the expert went on, ‘If it came up for auction, I think we’d be looking at an estimate of £2,000 to £3,000’
It comes after a guest was stunned into silence after an expert revealed the eye-watering value of her paintings on a previous instalment.
The episode, which originally aired in 2023, saw many antique owners arrive at Ebrington Square in Derry to find out how much their ornaments were worth.
Picture specialist Frances Christie confessed that she was ‘really excited’ when she realised that the show guest had brought in Norah McGuinness pieces for her to look at.
The guest confessed that she bought them just because she liked the look of them and knew Norah’s sister ‘very well’.
Frances was keen to know if the guest remembered how much she paid for them and how many years ago.
The woman said: ‘About £120 for that one, and the price is on the back of that…’
Frances looked on the back of the painting and explained that it said £600 on the back of the frame.
Antiques Roadshow guests stunned into silence as expert reveals eye-watering value of her paintings – while BBC crowd gasp in awe
The episode, which originally aired in 2023, saw many antique owners arrive at Ebrington Square in Derry to find out how much their ornaments were worth
She continued: ‘So today at auction, I’d put a value of £8,000 to £12,000 on this one.’
The guest was left lost for words and simply said: ‘Wow!’
Frances added: ‘And on this one, I would say £6,000 to £8,000.
‘So not bad for something that you spotted a while ago!’
Antiques Roadshow airs Sundays on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.
