Antiques Roadshow guest breaks down in tears after discovering true value of glass box bought for £32 A guest on Antiques Roadshow left expert Joanna in awe as she described how she found a special glass treasure box.
"I think they described it as being glass, a glass box and I knew it had something unusual about it, with the designs on it and things like that," the guest explained, reports the Express.
The item picked up for only £32, genuinely surprised Joanna, who enlightened the guest by revealing, "Well, this is rock crystal, which is of the quartz family," and noted the distinctive, bubble-free inclusions that signified its authenticity.
"And you can see the inclusions inside the stone, which are their natural inclusions; there are no bubbles; if you saw bubbles, then you would know it would be glass.".
She went on, her excitement palpable, "I couldn't really see much of the silver, I had a sneaky feeling it might be that so we actually polished it all to reveal the beautiful enamel on the surface and the lovely colours.".
