AN ANTIQUES Roadshow guest was left open-mouthed after discovering the truth behind her £1 charity shop ring. The owner of the item told BBC expert John Benjamin that she found the ring in the costume jewellery section and thought it was pretty.
She explained: "I bought it in a local charity shop and it was with the costume jewellery. It cost me £1. There's no hallmarks or anything. "So I just thought it was a nice ring with pretty glass inside." The expert examined the ring and revealed a surprise discovery - the piece of jewellery had a "rather unusual fluted back".
John revealed that the "sunburst effect" design on the back of the ring is typical of of Georgian times, between 1790 and 1800.
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