“Grandma’s Hidden Treasure: Antiques Roadshow Shocker Leaves Guest Emotionally Overwhelmed!”
Jewelry expert Susan Rumfitt was presented with the guest’s delicate diamond brooch, a pearl-encrusted lavaliere pendant, and a black-and-white portrait of the glamorous grandmother.
A guest on Antiques Roadshow had a heartfelt reaction to learning the incredible value of her grandmother’s jewelry
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“Little bit of magic here today. Pearls in the pendant, diamonds in the brooch, and a rather glamorous lady. Tell me about her,” Susan told the guest who brought the items forward.
The guest then went on to share the story behind the treasures, which once belonged to her grandmother, Irene Picks.
“She’s my grandmother, her name was Irene Picks, and she married my grandfather before the First World War. He was killed in France at the very beginning of the war,” she narrated.
The woman brought forward a diamond brooch and pearl-encrusted lavaliere pendant, tied to her family’s legacy
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Image credits: BBC One
“After he died, she went to England and married somebody called Robin Buxton and I think he probably gave her these jewels, and then my father gave them to me after my grandmother died,” the guest went on to say.
Irene was described as a “theater girl,” and her flair for glamor was evident in the pieces.
Susan began the appraisal with the diamond brooch and noted its fine craftsmanship and intricate engraving. She dated the piece back to the late 19th or early 20th century.
