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Is this the most brutal Antiques Roadshow EVER? The sterling silver knives are out as experts fume over synthetic sapphires, tea-stained ceramics and two lousy landscapes
Red flags began waving after a 'splendid pair of earrings' dating back to the nineteen twenties were uncovered as synthetic sapphires.
Indeed, two albums of 19th century photography, originally thought to cost little more than 'a couple of hundred quid' by their oblivious owner, were immediately valued at 'four to six thousand pounds' by canny expert Marc Allum. John Sandon was on hand to deliver some bad news to a local ceramicist, who'd paid £550 for what he believed were two authentic pots from celebrated English potter William Moorcroft. The price - a combined £721 - left Hill gobsmacked as the couple joked they hoped 'to retire, go on a cruise, maybe buy a million pound holiday home' with their profits from the two paintings.
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