What is the most valuable antique item you own?

What is the most valuable antique item you own?

Your great great grandmother's ceramic hairbrush might be worth millions, yet you have it stuffed in the back of your drawer. Let Roy Peretz show you how to tell if you're sitting on an antique goldmine. 

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Pendants, typewriters, vases, brushes, crockery and cutlery, lounge furniture - there is no end to the types of beautiful antique items that you can get your hands on. 

Some antiques are more valuable because they are impossible to get a hold of, while others only have sentimental value. 

Rian asked listeners of the Scenic Drive to send through pictures of the most valuable antique items they have in their homes. 

Pieter Sutherland has an old primus stove, as well as a meat mincer that dates back to the 1800s.

Dorothy Sinclair owns an antique Ming vase, hand-painted in Israel and dating back over 200 years.  

Jay brought in a dinner set that his grandmother owned.

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Do you own anything which you suspect might be worth a fortune? On the Scenic Drive this evening, Roy Peretz will help you figure out exactly what you have on your hands. 

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