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14.08.2023 - 09:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
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.
The episode was filmed in Edinburgh, outside the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, and a clip of the moment the unsuspecting guest was informed of the true value has since gone viral.
The old discarded box, which was thought to be worth buttons was, in fact, worth a staggering small fortune, according to expert Joanna Hardy, reports the Mirror. Joanna was chuffed to deliver the good news as she said: “The skill of a goldsmith and the skill of an enameler, is the same whether they are making jewellery.
"This beautiful box, it is just wonderful, now tell me why did it catch your attention and how did it catch your attention?"
The woman replied: "Well it was actually on an online auction down in England and I just thought there was something really unusual about it being rock crystal because I don't really see so many of these sorts of items like this."
The guest then went on top tell how she enjoys snapping up bargains on online auction sites. And she admitted she wasn’t sure about the box when she first bought it because she didn’t think it was as shiny as others.
She added: "I think they described it as being glass, a glass box and I knew it had something unusual about it, with the designs on it and things like that.
"I couldn't really see much of the silver, I had a sneaky feeling it might be that so we actually polished it all to reveal the beautiful enamel on the surface and the lovely colours."
The guest then revealed how she only paid £32 for it, which left Joanna stunned, but not as stunned as the box’s owner when she found out what it was really worth.
"Well, this is rock crystal
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