Antiques Roadshow expert Joanna Hardy met with the owner of a jewellery collection who believed her beloved jewels were faked.
In a classic episode that aired on Sunday, Joanna met with a guest, in Portchester Castle in Hampshire, who wasn't optimistic over her jewellery collection's worth.
The expert told the guest: “There were two comments you made when you saw me laying out your jewels here.
“One was, ‘Gosh, I haven’t seen these in a very long time' and the second thing was that you were hoping they were all real.”
“Exactly,” the owner admitted. “So I seriously hope they are real!”
The Antiques Roadshow expert described the items as “eclectic” before asking the guest how she came to own the fascinating pieces.
When the guest admitted they had been gifted to her by an old boyfriend, Joanna joked: "He might be watching thinking, ‘Why did I give her all those?'"
As the expert looked over the pieces, which included a pair of ruby earrings and a 1920s Rolex, the guest admitted: “I don’t wear any of this. I feel really bad that I don’t wear any of it. I haven’t even got them out the cupboard for a very long time.”
Joanna paid special attention to a pair of brooches made of real diamonds.
As the owner commented: "Phew," Joanna confirmed: “They’re all real, everything is real.”
The Antiques Roadshow expert then singled out a sapphire brooch embellished with the flag of the Royal London Yacht Club.
“This is beautifully made,” Joanna remarked, referring the flag brooch, before noting that the pair of brooches together would fetch the highest value.
Joanna revealed the diamond brooch would fetch between £3,000-4,000 at auction while the sapphire flag brooch was worth £3,000.
“Golly,” the guest replied. “And I didn’t even know if it was real so that’s really impressive. Thank you, wow!”
The Antiques Roadshow expert went on to reveal the sum total of the guest's jewellery collection was between £13,000 and £15,000.
“That’s a very nice surprise,” the guest added before quipping: “Why on earth did I let him go?"
