{"id":66631,"date":"2023-09-11T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=66631"},"modified":"2023-09-11T16:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:28:33","slug":"i-found-a-damaged-diamond-engagement-ring-in-a-sock-i-was-speechless-when-i-learned-it-was-worth-more-than-a-car-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/i-found-a-damaged-diamond-engagement-ring-in-a-sock-i-was-speechless-when-i-learned-it-was-worth-more-than-a-car-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I found a damaged diamond engagement ring in a sock – I was speechless when I learned it was worth more than a car | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
TWO guests were left speechless on last night\u2019s episode of Antiques Roadshow after a ring they found hidden inside a sock was revealed to be worth more than a car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy delivered life changing news to two guests on Sunday night\u2019s episode of the BBC antiques show, after she valued their diamond ring at \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n
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The ring had been a family heirloom, but a mother and her daughter only discovered it by chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ring was my mum\u2019s,\u201d said the first guest. \u201cWe\u2019re pretty sure it was given to her by my late-grandfather. We were helping her, clearing out stuff, and in the sock drawer we stumbled upon this ring that was wrapped up in a sock,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n
Joanna was shocked to learn that was where they found the ring, speculating that anything could have happened to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first she worried it could have been headed for the washing machine, before saying: \u201cYou could have just given it to charity!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Joanna then took a closer look at the stunning diamond ring, which she said was made in 1915 from platinum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a transitional cut diamond, Joanna said it has a much softer look about it. \u201cThis has such an air of sophistication,\u201d she added, comparing it to the \u201cbrash\u201d modern brilliant cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joanna also noted that the huge almost-4 carat diamond has nearly perfect clarity too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only detail she noticed wasn\u2019t quite right was that one of the claws holding the diamond needed adjusting back in place slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/picture>LOVE BIRDS <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>BUNNY’S GRIEF <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SOAP WEDDING <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>su unfair <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Nevertheless, once that\u2019s fixed, the ring would have a value of \u00a320,000 at an auction, she told them.<\/p>\n Stunned that the ring could be worth more than a car, the first guest replied: \u201cWow! Oh gosh! I better get that claw fixed quickly then! Wow!\u201d while her daughter was left speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt is such a stunning, stunning ring. Absolutely lovely!\u201d Joanna concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n This discovery at Crystal Palace Park comes just a week after viewers raged at host Fiona Bruce over the show\u2019s new format.\u00a0<\/p>\n Antiques Roadshow returned last week and the first episode of Season 46 took viewers to sunny Swanage.<\/p>\n However, some weren\u2019t happy with the show\u2019s \u201cnew look\u201d format and Fiona\u2019s bigger role in the show.<\/p>\n Not only did she provide her usual introductory commentary and voiceovers, but Fiona enjoyed a lengthy chat with expert Raj Bisman, taking a look back at some of his favourite antiques. She then shared another segment with Will Farmer, which saw them play a little game where she had to guess the prices of several pieces of Poole pottery.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhen are they going to go the whole hog and rename it \u2018Fiona Bruce\u2019s Antiques Roadshow?\u2019\u201d one viewer commented afterward.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This week, Fiona had a continued presence throughout the episode, which concluded with her recapping her favourite antique from the episode, which was a doll sculpture that was missing a foot. Despite its condition, it was valued at \u00a33,000 to \u00a34,000 at auction.<\/p>\n Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and continues on Sunday at 8pm on BBC1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBarbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell breaks silence on new romance<\/h3>\n
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