Animal magnetism
WHEN the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow comes to town, some 3,000 people come along with their items to be valued by the experts, all hoping to be told they have found a hidden treasure. Dogs of all shapes and sizes join in, too—visitors can even buy an Antiques Roadshow dog bowl, alongside their tea and scones, in the hospitality tent.
Animal jewellery features quite often among the jewels I value, but, at Battle Abbey in East Sussex in 2019, I had a particularly memorable experience. At my table appeared a lady who clearly loved poodles, for she wore a spectacular handmade hat with a toy poodle perched on top, a charm bracelet depicting poodles,
