Guests on Antiques Roadshow were stunned to discover their seemingly ordinary ballerina brooch was worth a considerable sum. Jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy initially suspected it might be from renowned French jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels, but further investigation confirmed its surprising origins.
In an earlier episode, jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy was captivated by the exquisite piece, speculating it could be the creation of renowned French jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels, though she couldn’t verify its origins, reports Edinburgh Live.
"As you know, I went to Paris with this tucked in my handbag. I met Catherine Cariou who was the former heritage director for Van Cleef and Arpels for 20 years. "She said to me: 'It's the right weight, it's the right size, it's the right quality' and she said there was a workshop in Cannes called Lucien Billie."And so she said: 'this was made by Lucien Billie."
The owner, keen to uncover the 'true' nature of the piece, questioned whether it was "in fact genuine". Joanna explained that, despite the lack of documentation due to "hardly any records of his workshop," there was a 20-year gap in the brooch's history.
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