The BBC’s left one couple on the programme severely disappointed as a valuation did not go the way that they had hoped. A guest on the show brought a beloved brooch to be looked at by an expert.
The stunning jewellery piece had been passed down to the guest from her nan. Telling the story behind their pieces, the guests offered up their belief that a stunning pin was set with a huge emerald stone – and if so, would be worth up to £100,000.
“These pieces of jewellery were given to my wife on our wedding day by my mother,” explained the guest.
“And she indicated that they were given to her on her by her mother and because there was no daughter in the family we suggested that should we have any daughters going forward, the jewellery could be given to that particular daughter on her wedding day.”
Antiques expert John Benjamin was on hand to tell them more about the beautiful piece. Picking up the pin believed to be set with an emerald, John told the pair: “This pin is set with a very large green stone, and white stones – that was made in about 1910.”
The guest was gutted as the valuation was much lower than expected (Image: BBC)
He asked them: “Now, what do you think the green stone is?” The owner of the brooch replied, hopefully, as they said: “I thought it was an emerald.”
Unfortunately for them, they were wrong. John delivered the devastating news as he explained: “I wish it was. It would be worth an absolute fortune. It would be worth £100,000 if it were, but it’s glass.”
Giving an actual estimation, the expert said: “Your pin – £10.” The guests laughed and repeated: “£10?”
Fortunately, there was still an array of jewellery left as the guests had brought on a whole collection to be valued. Putting a price on the remaining pieces, he said: “The diamond bow here – it’s small, it’s pretty – £1,200 to £1,500.
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The pin was worth much less than expected (Image: BBC)
“The clip brooch – that is probably worth around £3,000. The diamond crescent brooch – I like that one, it would make between £3,000 and £4,000.”
“£3,000 and £4,000? Okay,” replied the guest, looking stunned. “I haven’t finished yet,” John responded.
“The diamond target brooch with a nice big diamond in the middle, I quite like that – I can see that making £3,500 to £4,000. Now, this magnificent Columbian stone in the middle – that’s real. That’s worth £5,000 to £6,000.”
“Good God,” the owner commented. “Incredible.” John then added: “This is a really wonderful comprehensive group of 19th and 20th-century jewellery. So if you were to sell it – £15,000 to £20,000.”