Value Of 'Heart-Stopping' Lord Nelson Tie Pin Shocks Owner | BBC Antiques Roadshow UK
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- All valuations were correct at the time of broadcast. This lady purchased this 'terribly exciting' Lord Nelson tie pin at a church antiques fair, and bought it for her husband as a birthday present. Unbeknownst to her, she was actually buying something of huge historical significance. The experts from Antiques Roadshow take a look at some fantastic antiques and the history and stories surrounding them. This clip was filmed in Liverpool in 2002.
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What a find. Owning a piece of history like this would be a privilege.
I find the history and rarity of the object much more exciting than the cash value.
Wonderful to see items like this. Nice to know such things turn up in sales or in shops. Be October 21st soon. R.I.P. an
Power Lord Nelson..🙏🏻
And a stupid one you don’t stand out in a crowd
Quite a wonderful object
Shiver Me Timbers...
People need to stop blaming Nelson for his death. First of all, captains and admirals were expected to wear dress uniforms and decorations in battle. Second, the relatively primitive longarms of the day meant that hitting a specific person on the deck was pure luck.
Nelson was hit from about 50 feet which was well within accurate range, e.g. "Muskets of the 16th to 19th centuries were accurate enough to hit a target of 50 cm (20 in) in diameter at a distance of 100 m (330 ft)", (Wikipedia).
Who blames him?
@@Oligodendrocyte139 Distance wasn't my primary concern. The uncertain delay between the trigger pull and detonation, multiplied by the constant motion of the two ships, made hitting anything difficult.
@roberthudson1959 At the time Nelson was hit there were 4 ships tangled together "as compact a tier as though they had been moored together" so the relative movement may not have been as much as you are expecting. As to the variable delay, that is certainly true but perhaps not as much of an issue when an experienced musketeer was firing at a relatively stationary target.
Red was high-fashion too... lot's of ways to cry out 'Here I am, do your worst'. I'm confident that Nelson wouldn't have done the calculations but, in the 21stC, only high-ranking Russian officers seem to have a comparable lack of situational awareness.
Imagine if someone came up with the ivory tooth pick of
Atilla the Hun.
Or Adolf Hitler's golden eagle of sovereignty stick pin. 😮
$5k would seem cheap for a historically perfect little piece of history
Its £ not $. We don't use Mickey Mouse money in the UK.
@@CMOT101 😏
@@CMOT101 Yet you use a US cultural reference and most of the world’s oil is bought and sold in dollars… not pounds. Mickey Mouse, indeed.
@jayhache5609 I used it because Seppos wouldn't understand otherwise. They are such insular morons. Just like they insist on things being in dollars because they can't cope with other currencies. That is changing however with BRICs and the fact Seppoland owes trillions in debt.
Its not my fault I have to use moronic references so the morons can understand my point
sold! where can i pick up the check?
I think at auction it would fetch a lot more than 3 to 4 thousand.
this was filmed in 2002
@@katelightsThat's 7,200 now.
@@EnglandVersus. That’s a little over $9000. That still seems like an awesome price for such a historical piece. 😮
It’s a cravat pin not I tie pin
Sold!😂
It looks a bit dangerous, the owner could accidentally poke an eye out.
A consideration that only someone born after 2000 would make.
..... or cause an infection in an arm
@@williamgeardener2509think about what he wrote.
@@francescxavierbulto9848 I did. That's why I commented in the way I did. Did you expect me to call him a genius?
Especially if you run with it.
If that was brought up on the market today, it would be a 5 figure amount
It's only worth what someone will pay for it.
"My goodness!" . . . . "Goodness had NUTHIN to do with it!" -Mae West
Why doesn’t everyone just shut up,and enjoy the channel.
you hearing voices in your head again
@@davidrenton THE BELLS, THE BELLS!!
kiss me " Herdy"
@@davidrentonBut I'm feeling much better, now...
Is "everyone" in the room with us now?
It was regular for captains to be on deck during combat. Nelson's death was not his fault, nor was him being dressed in what was normal attire for an admiral.
Nelson was leading from.tge front like a proper British navel officer and had terrible luck and got struck by a musket ball.
The anchor is an obvious link to a naval career but it's also a Christian symbol and when coupled with a broken rope or chain it's symbolic of an end to the earthly bond.
Yeah, Now you mention it I do seem to remember that the religious are a bunch of anchors.
They're so meek and humble... The only 0.00002% of humanity with a direct link to God and the promise of eternal life in paradise.
Best not mention how they do with basic logic, reason, rationality. They don't need such mundane. earthly things.
I think you're confusing neptune with Christianity.
I would have thought it was just a commemorative pin with his name.. i wouldn’t have thought it actually belonged to Nelson.. i suppose if it’s gold then probably…
but he didnt say WHY it was worth so much!
How do they know it was actually Nelson’s?
There's a photograph of him wearing it.
@@misterbonzoid5623 too early for photos in early 1800s, nice try.
Where are Shakepeare's sonnets in his own hand? That would be quite something.
Inside the altar stone at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-on-Avon...but don't tell the vicar!
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Go home and tell hubby you paid what it was worth.
Shows reaction first ruins it don't bother there is no reaction suspense.
Call me a misanthrope but every time I watch this programme I can't help but think the people watching the assessment are thinking only of one thing....... "What's it worth ???". You can see it written all over their faces.... they just want the expert to shut up about the history of it, because they don't care, and get straight to the money so they can vicariously get that thrill of winning big.
Did men wear ties very often in the early 19th century?
Yes very much so, actually the 19th century marked a period of significant evolution in men’s ties. From the intricate and formal cravats to the more practical neckties, bow ties, and Ascot ties, these reflected the changing fashion tastes and trends of the time. Ties were an essential part of mens fashion during the 19th Century and typically made from silk, satin, or wool, and were tied using the four-in-hand knot, a far simpler and more practical option compared to the elaborate knots of the cravat.
In short, yes, of course later on in the 19th Century the design went even further in evolution but neck ties and so on began right at the beginning. Pretty funny really considering I went to school in the 90s and none of us wanted or wore the ties they gave us. You were "sad" if you wore your tie properly lol We used to pick the cotton out of the coloured stripes so they were black, cant rememeber what it was called doing, but that meant you were cool, if your tie looked stupid and messed up lol
@@Pobsta-de7hbThe tie is often called the most useless piece of men’s clothing however, the tie always seems to finish the look of a well dressed man.
Cravats in a range of different knots.
@Pobsta-de7hb School in the 1970s: not correctly wearing your tie to, from or at school was a detention offence 😊
@@Oligodendrocyte139 hehe, it is strange. I have moved to Germany and do you know, most people where I live here anyway have never heard of a school uniform and never even knew we wore them in the UK. They also argue and do not understand why we wear them, they simply go to school in what ever they like here. Same with places like offices and even appointments I go to, they are wearing jeans and t shirts, to be honest as much as I think some things are silly, I like schools having their uniforms and people in offices and when you go to appointments wearing proper clothing.
My wife is German so I can get myself in a ton of trouble but between us, they argue many things and are so wrong lol. I better stop, the list is endless and I will get carried away otherwise lol
I can drive to work as fast as I possibly want and totally legally though which is fun.. So it is not all weird and wrong here lol
As for uniforms, yea I guess things were stricter back in your day, mind you there was a small gap between say the early 90s to early 2000s when kids went off the rails, that was my time lol. Now days kids are so different still. I guess it is because I am older and have my own kids now, all be it pretty grown up. I just like it when you see a load of kids out on a trip or something and they all have the same uniform and look smart, I am happy we have them in the UK anyway. Ties n all !
Hmmmm 3-4 thousand pounds is not what anyone would call heartstopping sport, you don’t need the click bait headings
Was back then...
He said “Four to Five thousand”.
Why you so angry sweet?
Nice return on eight Quid tho' :)
That's about £12,000 today.
I am putting it politely, but the woman has very little idea of what the presenter is saying to her, and virtually no idea of the significance of the item to the Vice Admiral and even less idea of the impact he had on this country. I sometimes feel in despair.
You don’t know her or what’s important to her, or what she means to the people in her life. She no doubt knows things you don’t, as is true of every person. You value what you value, and that’s fine. But there are no universal values. Maybe don’t judge people on a glimpse of a few minutes.
Maybe she was of Scot or Irish ancestry and just didn't care.
I would NOT have known the historical significance of this either.
She's still a nice lady.
What do you base this condescension on? She def8nitely did know who Nelson was.
She paid for it, she can do what she wants about it.
Just ordered a s’ht load from China!
🤣👍
it's not his chelengk, that's for sure
N👁️SEY! People hanging over there shoulders as Usual.
I went to the British Museum a few years ago on a trip to London. I always used to try to get a visit to the museum if I was down in London. On that occasion, unknown to me beforehand, they were filming an episode on Antiques Roadshow. I watched various items being assessed and a bit of Fiona Bruces ‘to camera’ being filmed. The amount of clamouring to be on film by the public was unreal. I was only interested in the items so was happy to stand behind the cameraman or to the side. One thing I did think was nice was that Fiona Bruces stopped the filming to ask if two little girls wanted to come over and be in shot beside her. Thought that was a nice thing to do for two kids.
Majority are relatives.
Indeed, the British public attend these things and then look around. They should really mind their own business and go back home.
If this is proven to be genuine a Nelson object, perhaps even worn when he was shot, then £4 - £5K is way short of the mark. This could go for six figures.
It was a mourning piece in memory of Nelson...
If he had been wearing it when he died ... now THAT would be interesting, as it was made to mourn his death.
How long have you been an expert in antiques? So much so that you know more than the bloke who has been an expert for decades?
I doubt it. It's still just a pin.
@@CMOT101 Well, I’ve bought enough of them over the years and attended enough auctions to know that professional antiques “experts” invariably give wildly inaccurate estimates due to their conservative natures.
Was it Nelson Mandela’s.
No, that would have had a hammer and sickle.
@@bigCyril I bet woke historians would say it is.
I swear I remember it being Nelson Mandela's...
No, Willie Nelson's.
No, Nelson Muntz’s
I really couldn’t give a shit about the significance. Once I found out, it would be straight off to Sotheby’s to auction to hopefully end up in a museums collection.
Would a museum display something like this? I don't think it is that interesting.
I had no idea the British had made Nelson Mandela a Lord.
Actually, it was Nelson Muntz from The Simpsons.