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Antiques Roadshow expert gets upset over 'rare' object and refuses to give it valuation: 'It's one of the most difficult things I've ever had to talk about'


Ronnie Archer-Morgan admitting feeling upset seeing the 'rare' item and declared he would not 'put a price on something that signifies such an awful business'.

He began by issuing a strong statement, telling her: 'I want to make it absolutely clear that myself and we in the Antiques Roadshow wholly, unequivocally disapprove of the trade in ivory. When asked where she got the ivory bangle from, the guest revealed she had worked for a family 'looking after them', and when one member died, the item was put up for sale. Ronnie inspected the disc, pointing to engraved writing around it that showed the name of a person, a ship and the inscription 'honest fellow'

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