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A Scots Antiques Roadshow guest was left in tears after learning how much a small £32 glass box she'd taken in for valuation was really worth.

Fans of BBC Antiques Roadshow were left giggling during the latest episode when a guest presented an unusual item called a "Muff Chain" for evaluation to expert Joanna Hardy.

An Antiques Roadshow guest had a simple three-word response to the staggering valuation of her diamond bracelet and matching ring. While getting her jewellery evaluated by expert Joanna Hardy, the lady shared that she'd inherited them from her late mother-in-law, Audrey, who was a mayor's wife.The precious pieces were given to her in 1976 when her husband became the mayor of Fylde in Lancashire. Joanna confessed: "I see a lot of jewellery, but very few jewels actually make my heart smile.

AN Antiques Roadshow expert's 'jaw dropped' after they spotted the lucky reason a guest's brooch was VERY valuable. On Sunday's episode of the BBC show, expert Joanna Hardy met a lady who had brought in a diamond and sapphire ring and brooch, both of which belonged to her mother.

ANTIQUES Roadshow expert Joanna Hardy was left stunned after a brooch she mistook for 'costume jewellery' turned out to be worth £20,000. The BBC show is famed for sharing wonderful and intriguing tales behind antiques, but nobody expected one guest's brooch to be worth as much as it was.

Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless when she showed jewellery expert Joanna Hardy a sparkling brooch.The guest brought a stunning brooch onto the BBC show and had a very special story behind the dazzling item.Joanna said: "When you came to my table and showed me this, I was about to say, 'That's really lovely but it's costume jewellery.'"Then I looked at it and thought, 'Oh my goodness, it's not costume jewellery because they're all diamonds!'"The owner of the brooch explained: "I inherited it. My partner was a jeweller in Hatton Garden and there was a competition, if you look like a Duchess, and this was the prize.

A COUPLE on the Antiques Roadshow were left gobsmacked when a second-hand wedding present was given a HUGE valuation. An episode of the BBC show was filmed at Stonor Park in Oxfordshire and saw expert Joanna Hardy meet a couple who had brought in a striking necklace.

Antiques Roadshow guest was shocked when she brought three stunning diamond rings to an expert – only to find their staggering value.In the BBC episode, the woman explained her great-grandfather had bought the rings around 1910 and they had been passed down through the family over the years.She was told that her great grandparent bought a ticket from a pawnbroker at a pub and went to collect the rings the next day.Expert Joanna Hardy took out her toolkit to help her ascertain the carat weight, colour and the clarity of the stones.Joana placed the first ring, which had a single diamond sitting under the crow, on a white paper to check its colour."It's a good colour," she said, in the episode which first aired in March.

ANTIQUES Roadshow host Fiona Bruce was left in a stunned silence after learning the price of an impressive "gobstopper". She met with jewellery expert Joanna Hardy for a round of the 'Basic, Better, Best' game - estimating the value of three different items.

Antiques Roadshow's presenter Fiona Bruce was shocked when she learned the price of a yellow "gobstopper".The host and jewellery expert Joanna Hardy were doing a round of the classic "Basic, Better, Best" game to estimate the value of three different types of pearls.In the episode, which was filmed in Stonor Park, Oxfordshire, Joanna showcased a selection of vibrant-coloured pearls harvested from clams, shells and mussels."It's a foreign body that's got inside, and they try and get rid of that foreign body," she answered Fiona's question of how pearls were made."If they can't get rid of it, they will protect itself by forming a pearl sac around the irritant and that becomes the pearl."At the end of the game, Joanna put up another challenge

A woman who owned a glittering jewel that had been passed down her family for generations took it to be valued on Antiques Roadshow – and ended up with her head in her hands.