Antiques Roadshow guest is left speechless by staggering value of 19th century family heirloom

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Antiques Roadshow expert Susan Rumfitt left one guest speechless during the BBC show on Wednesday after valuing her family heirloom at a staggering amount. 

The woman brought in a stunning colourful statement necklace which had been in her family for generations.

The expert, who specialises in buying and selling high-end jewellery, said: ‘Well, this is definitely a necklace for every outfit that you own in your wardrobe. You would be able to wear it with anything.’

She asked: ‘How did get this into your collection?’

The woman revealed it had belonged to her great aunt and has since been passed down through her family from generation to generation.

Antiques Roadshow expert Susan Rumfitt left one guest speechless during the BBC show on Wednesday after valuing her family heirloom at a staggering amount

Antiques Roadshow expert Susan Rumfitt left one guest speechless during the BBC show on Wednesday after valuing her family heirloom at a staggering amount

The woman brought in a stunning colourful statement necklace which had been in her family for generations

The woman brought in a stunning colourful statement necklace which had been in her family for generations 

Susan said: ‘This is absolutely beautiful, isn’t it? We have got an abundance of stones going throughout the necklace.’

She then individually named the stones that sat on the gold chain, she said: ‘Turquoise, Amethyst, Peridot, and Citrine.’

Gushing over the ‘beautiful’ design, the presenter added: ‘It’s something for everybody really, it is just superb.’

After taking a closer look and inspecting the piece of jewellery, Susan revealed she believed it dated back to the late 19th century – which would mean the necklace has been passed down for hundreds of years. 

Before revealing the price, the presenter curiously asked the guest if she had ever worn the precious 20 stone piece.

She confirmed she had only taken it out once. 

Susan went on to reveal the eye-watering valuation of the necklace, which caused fans gathered around to gasp. 

She said: ‘If you did decide to sell it and it went into auction, we would be looking to put a rough estimate between £5,000 and £7,000 on it.’ 

The guest looked in complete shock by the four-figure sum while fans around fell silent as well. 

The woman beamed and appeared to be lost for words as she took in the valuation news, she said: ‘That has made my day!’

The expert added: ‘It’s one of those bits of jewellery that would absolutely fly. I just love it.’

Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Susan said: 'This is absolutely beautiful, isn't it? We have got an abundance of stones going throughout the necklace'

Susan said: ‘This is absolutely beautiful, isn’t it? We have got an abundance of stones going throughout the necklace’ 

Susan went on to reveal the eye-watering price of the necklace, which caused fans gathered around to gasp

Susan went on to reveal the eye-watering price of the necklace, which caused fans gathered around to gasp