A guest’s “gorgeous” solid gold handbag with a mysterious origin was slapped with a massive four-figure valuation leaving them even more curious about its origin.
This weekend’s episode sees the Roadshow travel to Roundhay Park in Leeds in a rerun of a beloved episode from two years ago.
Fine jewellery expert Susan Rumfitt was stunned by a “beautiful example” of a miniature golden handbag.
The nine-carat solid gold piece, which featured multiple compartments and delicately interlaced gold chain to form the bog of the bag.
Rumfitt could not help but comment on the softness of the metalwork, adding it was “so feminine and elegant for what is a really hard metal.”
“In the sunlight it just shines so gorgeously, doesn’t it?” she added while marvelling at the bag.
Rumfitt was amazed by the delicate gold piece
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After examining the piece, the expert concluded it was from the 1920s and was typical of the period.
“It was such a glamourous era where ladies wandered around with beautiful clothes, beautiful jewels and of course you must have a gold bag too,” Rumfitt explained.
When asked on the origin of the piece, the guest had a fascinating story.
“My mother-in-law got after a phone call out of the blue from London to say that there was a safety deposit box and would we like to go down and collect it,” Rumfitt said.
The bag was made up of interlaced gold chain
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“We didn’t know anybody in London so it was a total mystery!”
Initially the guest’s family had assumed the call from the capital was a hoax and were reticent to travel south.
However, their bank confirmed the call was genuine and they were once again summoned to collect several items.
“We’ve not a clue where its come from, who’s left it,” the guest concluded with a baffled shrug.
An amazed Rumfitt added that the story was the “stuff of dreams!”
Returning to the “gorgeous and glamourous” handbag itself, she was confident on its value.
Rumfitt gave the bag a huge valuation
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The expert explained that “things like this are really collectable at the moment”.
Rumfitt happily declared the piece would be worth anywhere between £4,000 and £6,000.
“Very good. Thank you,” reacted the guest with a slight grin.
After the appraisal, he explained: “We’ve been in touch with the bank and they’ve said they can’t disclose the information but hopefully if it’s on this programme it may just jog a memory.”
