Antiques Roadshow expert Sarah Churgin was left questioning the provenance of an amethyst necklace that a guest had inherited from her mother-in-law
An Antiques Roadshow guest in the US was left speechless when an expert revealed the truth about a "beautiful" heirloom she had inherited.
The guest wasn't sure how much had been paid for the item but documents that came with the purchase stated that it belonged to Langtry. "They were lovers for three years and then she got pregnant with another man's child. Now interestingly, Edward VII purchased a house for her in Bournemouth and actually paid for her confinement in Paris."At this point in the appraisal, Churgin began to suggest that the necklace might not be as it seemed.
"I take a look at what paperwork is represented, because provenance is very important, but I have a couple of questions here.""In the description, the original yellow gold mounting that Edward gave for this amethyst, which is a beautiful amethyst, but he gave her this amethyst in a yellow gold mounting, has been remounted."
"And unfortunately, we find in 1949 that Harold A Brand is brought up on multiple conspiracy charges, for conspiracy of fraud."Moving onto the jewellery itself, Churgin observed: "So we have our doubts. But what we do have here is a really nice amethyst necklace from the Art Deco period."
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