Antique Brooch sells for thousands
The item of jewellery featured on the Dutch version of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, Tussen Kunst & Kitsch.
An antique brooch - described by its owner as "awkward" - has sold for ?120,000 (£109,126) after appearing on Tussen Kunst & Kitsch, the Netherlands' answer to the BBC's Antiques Roadshow. The item of jewellery - made of enamel, gold and glass by Rene Lalique - is the most expensive item to feature on the TV programme, Dutch News reports.
It went under the hammer at the Tefaf fine art fair in Maastricht over the weekend, in spite of the fact that its previous proprietor believed it to be a difficult piece to wear as it continuously caught on other articles. Her grandfather bought the pin - which is seven cm long - while he worked in St Petersburg as a Dutch consul prior to the revolution.
This comes after a recent report in the Sun revealed that Jennifer Grant - an Agatha Christie fan - unlocked a chest belonging to the author, only to find antique silver worth thousands inside.