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Antiques Roadshow guest speechless as 'piece of tat' is valued at up to £5k


Antiques Roadshow viewers were left chuckling after a guest lovingly defended a piece of jewellery that her husband branded 'a load of tat' - before discovering its true value

A guest on Antiques Roadshow was left utterly speechless when an item her husband had written off as 'just a piece of tat' turned out to be incredibly valuable. Expert Susan was presented with an opal bracelet that belonged to one person's mother (Image: BBC)"Amongst a heap of things in this big box, we reached the bottom and there it was. "The opal bangle, of course, is a magnificent piece and if that came up to auction, we would be looking at an estimate of eight to £10,000," she said, prompting the owner to exclaim: "I wasn't expecting that!

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