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<\/p>\nANTIQUES Roadshow guests were shocked to learn that their family heirlooms were worth a small fortune.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Expert Lars Tharp was in awe of the 'amazing' Jade items brought in by the couple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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On the latest episode of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow hosted by Fiona Bruce, a couple brought in three precious items of jade, including a set of Chinese jade lovebirds, a kidney-shaped item and a bracelet.<\/p>\n
Even though their beautiful beloved items were worth up to \u00a360,000, ultimately, the guests decided not to sell any of them.<\/p>\n
The pair's choice to keep the items must have left some viewers confused and unable to work out why they'd pass up the opportunity to make thousands of pounds.<\/p>\n
During the episode, Lars introduced the items and said: "Now this is slightly different, the colour scheme here, this black brown band.\u00a0<\/p>\n
"This was very, very popular. A kind of jade very popular in the Ming Dynasty. I cannot guarantee that this is Ming Dynasty.<\/p>\n "It's very difficult to date jade because, after all, all you have to do is to find a piece of this very popular jade and then carve it to make it look like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n "But having said that, if you look at the detail of the very flat carving here, these are all very archaic scholarly motifs."<\/p>\n The woman then admitted that the bracelet was "not very comfortable" after trying it on and revealed that she only wears the precious item at home.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n An intrigued Lars then quizzed: "It's very smooth anyway. Oh, but it looks so good, doesn't it? It's a very powerful piece of jade that.\u00a0<\/p>\n "So you've got two pieces quite different. Could this be the Christmas present?"<\/p>\n He continued: "A pair of Chinese lovebirds. It's got its own little stand. Very delicate. And there they are.\u00a0<\/p>\n "They're sitting back to back, and they're swinging away in this little perch.\u00a0<\/p>\n "That is amazing. And each piece, a moving part or as well as the link. So, these links were originally part of the whole piece of jade.<\/p>\n "But the carver has had to hollow up each link individually without breaking it.\u00a0<\/p>\n "This is the amazing thing. This twig the birds are sitting on is like a swing. And you can actually see that rocking. Now that is very, very clever."<\/p>\n The historian then went on to value the items as he added: "I think the pebble bird sits so beautifully is probably between five and eight thousand. The bangle probably about the same."<\/p>\n Surprised gasps were heard among the audience, with the duo looking gob-smacked at what was just revealed to them.<\/p>\n Addressing the final piece, Lars mentioned: "This piece would appeal to a lot of modern collectors. I would say that's probably in the region of 20 to 40,000 pounds."<\/p>\n The couple were confident that they weren't going to sell any of the items.<\/p>\n They finalised by saying: "What? Wow. It is our favourite so it's not for sale. Thank you very much. My dad will be very pleased."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24567430-1698656498536.jpg\")
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