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What do you have that could be worth a lot of money?

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Daddima Fri 14-Oct-16 16:18:07

Following Katek's post about the oldest thing in your house, is there something you have which could turn out to be worth " loadsamoney!" I think there was someone on Antiques Roadshow last week with a painting "maybe worth millions".

Sadly, I can account for everything at Daddima Towers, and nothing worth anything!

HildaW Fri 14-Oct-16 16:32:43

Slightly off subject here.....but does anyone else find it a tad annoying when someone rolls up on Antiques Roadshow with some heirloom that they already know loads about......it becomes more like 'Show and tell' and just a tad 'Look at me'......but perhaps I'm just a grumpy ole thing.

kittylester Fri 14-Oct-16 17:28:13

I agree hilda

And, the answer to the op is not much.smile

ninathenana Fri 14-Oct-16 17:31:20

No not just you Hilda smile Also as someone who has a little knowledge of antiques, it also surprises me when people don't have a clue about their item.
Sadly I don't have anything that could be worth what I consider to be a lot of money. I do have an art deco bronze figure, but it's not top notch.

Charleygirl Fri 14-Oct-16 18:04:38

Only my house, nothing in it is worth much except to me.

Jalima Fri 14-Oct-16 18:12:00

No, you're not HildaW, or, if you are, so are DH and I!

grannyactivist Fri 14-Oct-16 18:14:25

Nothing at all. smile

Wobblybits Fri 14-Oct-16 18:18:52

Mrs P, she's priceless -- must be, I put her on eBay and didn't get a bid sad

whitewave Fri 14-Oct-16 18:20:03

Zilch!

Luckygirl Fri 14-Oct-16 18:22:16

We inherited a ghastly masonic ring from my FIL. It is certainly gold, but the stone is huge - if it is a diamond and not, as I suspect, a cubic zirconia, it could be worth a bit.

GrandmaMoira Fri 14-Oct-16 18:56:39

My house is worth a lot as I live in London. Anything else I have isn't worth much in comparison. I have an oil painting and Victorian display cabinet each of which are worth £1000 to £2000 - not much compared with house prices.

suzied Fri 14-Oct-16 19:10:58

It annoys me on antiques roadshow when someone turns up with something they bought a couple of months ago in an antiques shop.

rosesarered Fri 14-Oct-16 19:23:17

...and it annoys me when they turn up with something they know is of value that they have bought for a few pounds from a charity shop, and stand there smirking at what a bargain they have got.

rosesarered Fri 14-Oct-16 19:24:43

Nothing of any great value at Roses Towers either Daddima

Ana Fri 14-Oct-16 19:32:17

It annoys me when they make out they know nothing at all about the item they've had in their family for donkey's years and ooh and aah at every pronouncement the expert makes, especially the revelation that it's probably worth ££££s!

rosesarered Fri 14-Oct-16 19:37:04

...and then say 'oh we will always keep it for sentimental reasons' when you just know it will go straight to auction! grin

Jalima Fri 14-Oct-16 19:43:10

I did enjoy seeing the old lady who had a load of jewellery from a rubbish tip.

Jalima Fri 14-Oct-16 19:43:44

If it's ghastly sell it Luckygirl!!

Penstemmon Fri 14-Oct-16 20:18:04

No antiques here either! I guess the most valuable would be a couple of bits of jewellery but I am talking low £hundreds not £thousands. Our furniture is modern. No family heirlooms as our families did not have much money to buy them confused

Greyduster Fri 14-Oct-16 20:43:48

Nope! Nothing valuable. And I would only worry about it if we did.

cornergran Fri 14-Oct-16 20:59:24

Nothing of particular value in our corner, except us smile.

tanith Fri 14-Oct-16 21:21:00

I have a collection of antique postcards that I keep meaning to get valued, not worth thousands but I do have quite a lot . They were found in the loft of a house my ex- husband was renovating the owner told him to get rid of them and I still have them in the little leather suitcase they were found in.

Deedaa Fri 14-Oct-16 21:31:44

I've got a pair of bronze figures. My mother was told they were worth a thousand pounds each, but I fear the bottom has really fallen out of the bronze market lately. I do have an Arts and Crafts copper jardiniere which I have always loved and I was thrilled to find it was by a known artist and worth several hundred pounds. I've even started polishing it occasionally!

Elegran Fri 14-Oct-16 21:57:41

Jalima That old lady said very carefully that she had found it on "private rubbish tip" that she ran. I did wonder just who would use a private rubbish tip to dispose of lots and lots of valuable jewellery in pristine original boxes . . . .

Did it have a good substantial fence, I wonder?

Nelliemoser Fri 14-Oct-16 23:56:26

Very little indeed of any great value. Some Masons Ironstone plates and jugs just "collectables" because they are pretty but not essentially valuble.