Best Moment: Helen Hayes's Verdura for Chanel Cuff, ca. 1930 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS

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  • Опубліковано 3 січ 2022
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    In anticipation of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW’s Season 27 premiere on Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 8/7C PM, we’re counting down some of the Best Moments from this year!
    #1. This Chanel cuff is a real treasure!
    Legendary EGOT-winning actress Helen Hayes. Verdura Jewelry. Vintage Chanel. Watch what happens when these icons of glamour come together in an appraisal expert Laura Woolley calls "probably one of my favorite things I've ever done on the ROADSHOW."
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  • @CalTxDude
    @CalTxDude 2 роки тому +219

    When she mentioned that it had been to her 3rd grade show and tell class...then her fantastic laugh!!!
    LOVE that moment!!!

  • @AshtonColby
    @AshtonColby 2 роки тому +159

    I love her response when it gets appraised: "What a treasure. What a treasure".

  • @ovh992
    @ovh992 Рік тому +65

    It is worth at least $500k. This bracelet is still in production and this one is one of the originals. Verdura is still in business. Either they or Chanel Inc would pay big money to have this in their archives.

    • @Focaloren
      @Focaloren Рік тому +18

      Best I can do is 20 bucks.

    • @Lonewolfmike
      @Lonewolfmike 11 місяців тому +2

      Well it is like that Patek Philippe pocket watch that is 1 of 1 and it sold for over $1.5 million and is in their museum now. It was appraised at $250,000 and just blew right past the estimated price.

    • @artful1967
      @artful1967 10 місяців тому +2

      o look another "expert". Where is your antique shop I want to sell you some antiques based on your expert evauation

    • @mattwalter6207
      @mattwalter6207 5 місяців тому +3

      Close, sold last month for $432,000

  • @CeasefireNow2024
    @CeasefireNow2024 Рік тому +52

    What a generous Aunt Helen Hayes was to her niece and her family. She really sounded like a loving and kind lady.

  • @audrab27
    @audrab27 2 роки тому +29

    I would love to see what else Aunt Helen had tucked in her top drawer.

  • @conditionone2320
    @conditionone2320 2 роки тому +126

    This is a beautiful moment that you've captured on tape. The connections between people are beautiful, as are the connections between present and past. Thank you for playing the role of historian, and following the path which this beautiful object might have taken to wind up on your table.

    • @MK-rk4no
      @MK-rk4no 2 роки тому +1

      No tapes anymore, it all goes to that cloud thingy.

    • @misterhamez
      @misterhamez Рік тому

      cash in and go on holiday. not a great looking piece

  • @TK-tcbk1
    @TK-tcbk1 2 роки тому +83

    I wish the back of the bracelet and the clasp could’ve been shown. Her vintage pieces are, in fact, very rare, but I still look around when I’m out at estate sales, yard sales, antique stores, online, etc… “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.” Right? It was amazing to see this clip. Thank you!

    • @cappystrano1
      @cappystrano1 2 роки тому +3

      I would have liked to see the back of the piece also……

    • @frandayz4177
      @frandayz4177 Рік тому +1

      I saw in the news today that a lady in texas bought a busto from the roman era in a goodwill. So yeah, keep looking! 😁

  • @XXKHT
    @XXKHT Рік тому +14

    Story time.
    Years ago I heard a story about when they met at a gala. Young Charlie was a lowly vaudeville performer or something and she was already a big star.
    He introduced himself and asked her to hold out her palm, into which he placed a handful of peanuts.
    "I wish these were emeralds." He told her.
    Years passed, and it was on one of their big anniversaries (I don't recall which), he took her out to dinner and asked her once again to hold out her palm, into which he placed a pile of emeralds.
    "I wish these were peanuts!"
    Hands down the most romantic story I've ever heard!

    • @Finderskeepers.
      @Finderskeepers. Рік тому +1

      Thank you. Great story and fits so well with this piece. There was also something very special happening as the appraisal was delivered and the excitement built. Then combined with the owners heartfelt reaction and pride, like your story it was all about love and not the monetary value.

    • @GiantsWS
      @GiantsWS Рік тому

      That story makes zero sense. He could afford rooms full of peanuts. Stop making up lies.

    • @montythebugman6308
      @montythebugman6308 Рік тому +2

      @GiantsWS2014
      OMG, how angry you must be. I feel sorry for your friends and family, having to tolerate you and your negative attitude. Seek counseling for their sake at least.

    • @J_C95
      @J_C95 10 місяців тому

      @@GiantsWS If you're trolling really good job but no way you are lol, when he says "I wish these were peanuts" on his anniversary, he is saying he wishes he could go back to that first time he met her while at the same time fulfilling what he originally said.

  • @JustMe-gh7ib
    @JustMe-gh7ib 2 роки тому +16

    Helen Hayes and husband Charlie MacArthur adopted James MacArthur...aka Dan-O from Hawaii 5-0.

  • @19gregske55
    @19gregske55 2 роки тому +31

    The 'jardin' in the cabochons screamed emerald to me. The sugar loaf amethyst also indicated a genuine stone. What a treasure.

    • @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131
      @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Рік тому +1

      They're all real gemstones.
      Verdura doesn't do fake...😘

    • @19gregske55
      @19gregske55 Рік тому +2

      @@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 :Thank you, Nina! I felt that Verdura was a fine jeweller, all the way. The Duchess of Windsor bought pieces from Verdura - I seem to recall earrings, enhanced seashells with gold work and cabochon gemstones. Best regards from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦! GJS

  • @sfsailor102
    @sfsailor102 2 роки тому +66

    Could easily go to $200K in my view. All real stones. Good history on it. Pleasing to the eye.

    • @Lonewolfmike
      @Lonewolfmike 2 роки тому +6

      The sky is the limit the way I look at it. All that stuff going for it.

    • @Bulucanagria
      @Bulucanagria 2 роки тому +15

      Appraisers in general tend toward conservative estimates. Better a client be pleasantly surprised than bitterly disappointed.

    • @voutoo7899
      @voutoo7899 2 роки тому +5

      I find it quite ugly, but that’s only me 😂

    • @MusgraveRitual
      @MusgraveRitual 2 роки тому +1

      @@voutoo7899 I think it's really ugly too! Beautiful history n' all that, but clunky, gaudy, it does look really fake and "costum-y" and like it would hurt your wrist wearing it.

    • @donquixoteupinhere
      @donquixoteupinhere 2 роки тому +1

      @@Bulucanagria the expert lady did mention that the one that was nowhere near as good was estimated between 30-35K (iirc) and sold for a hundred grand so if she followed similar logic could be a half a million!

  • @Isabella-nh5dm
    @Isabella-nh5dm 2 роки тому +20

    Absolutely beautiful!! Fortunate woman to have this passed on to her.

  • @gmatic8230
    @gmatic8230 2 роки тому +16

    What a beautiful story, appraisal and reaction.

  • @lindafurr2404
    @lindafurr2404 2 роки тому +20

    I would never sell it but someday pass it on along with the history. I love watching Helen Hayes movies and to know that she is in your family is wonderful.

    • @mattwalter6207
      @mattwalter6207 5 місяців тому

      She sold it at auction last month for $432,000

  • @swebigmac100
    @swebigmac100 2 роки тому +13

    So beautiful. Hopefully she keeps it in her family.

  • @rosegeaber7533
    @rosegeaber7533 Рік тому +2

    Loved Helen Hayes! What a great story!

  • @joanholland3438
    @joanholland3438 2 роки тому +27

    Wow! This is really Iconic and I wouldn’t sell it either! I own a cross with a some jewels in but probably just glass… oh well! i Love the History of all this !

    • @themonkeyhand
      @themonkeyhand 2 роки тому +4

      The "just glass" one sold for 100k so......

    • @Lonewolfmike
      @Lonewolfmike 2 роки тому +1

      The fact the just the costume jewelry one can, with the right cercumstances, go for so much is amazing.

  • @VisionaryGardener
    @VisionaryGardener 2 роки тому +71

    So much for that friend of hers who said the stones were fake and that they'd give her $1,000 for it! 😬🤨

    • @Shackleford8
      @Shackleford8 2 роки тому +17

      She did talk about it quickly but it was a friend who thought they were fake and then a different friend she showed a picture of it to who said they thought the stones were real and they'd give $1,000. Good thing she didn't sell it that's for sure.

    • @Coincollector81
      @Coincollector81 2 роки тому +1

      Could've been a possible scammer. So if things go bad for her. She a $100,000 to $150,000 safety net.

    • @doubletrouble5026
      @doubletrouble5026 2 роки тому +2

      The friend said they were real

    • @delorestaylor8114
      @delorestaylor8114 2 роки тому +7

      Those “friends “ are plentiful in the general population. Truly a woman with a good heart for keeping the treasured memories for the next generation.

  • @gillyphipps4457
    @gillyphipps4457 Рік тому +1

    I wish we had been able to see the back, and how it unhinged. Lovely piece. Thank you

  • @amandawhisnant622
    @amandawhisnant622 2 роки тому +6

    I watched this episode last night, and I thought this was amazing!

  • @margoelizabethmiller
    @margoelizabethmiller 2 роки тому +6

    Love the show-and-tell anecdote

  • @rosemarygaeta8205
    @rosemarygaeta8205 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful cuff!! Different..

  • @englishrose4388
    @englishrose4388 Рік тому +2

    I love all the history that this authenticator shared.

  • @mariaroldan4200
    @mariaroldan4200 2 роки тому +10

    Love this, love Helen Hayes!

  • @contessalouannec8064
    @contessalouannec8064 2 роки тому +3

    Thank You for sharing. Good for her. ENJOY

  • @theodorebeasley7015
    @theodorebeasley7015 Рік тому +20

    When she said it was all real stones I got goosebumps 😮

    • @jaydentimsans425
      @jaydentimsans425 Рік тому

      Sameeee I heard play jewelry and thought that was to my God

    • @nicholassmith82
      @nicholassmith82 Рік тому

      I got goosebumps by just glancing at your avatar.

    • @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131
      @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Рік тому +1

      Verdura = The Real Deal, Theodore.
      Like Tiffany's.
      JAR.
      Cartier.
      Boucheron.
      Bvlgari....
      💎💎💎💎💎💎🤗

  • @Black_Jesus3005
    @Black_Jesus3005 2 роки тому +13

    That’s an amazing piece. I’d keep it

  • @chriscaughey1103
    @chriscaughey1103 Рік тому +2

    What a beautiful piece of jewelry!

  • @Jackjohnjay
    @Jackjohnjay Рік тому +1

    It’s very beautiful.

  • @jackiechapman8189
    @jackiechapman8189 2 роки тому +4

    Love it.. So beautiful and talk about scarcity.. Your odds of finding another is hen's teeth..😜

  • @enduringhope6859
    @enduringhope6859 2 роки тому +3

    I am covered in goosebumps!

  • @thirteennumbers6095
    @thirteennumbers6095 2 роки тому +2

    Just...wow!

  • @susansawatzky3816
    @susansawatzky3816 2 роки тому +1

    Just Fantastic !!

  • @the_resourceful
    @the_resourceful 2 роки тому +1

    HOLY WOW! That is amazing! Lucky Lady!

  • @williameichner7177
    @williameichner7177 2 роки тому +8

    One can only hope the story doesn't end at the ending of this clip.

  • @ScottFurtwengler
    @ScottFurtwengler 2 роки тому +7

    Congrats, Annie! That's awesome!

  • @nak4651
    @nak4651 2 роки тому

    Just wow.....no words!

  • @minervagalvez4748
    @minervagalvez4748 2 роки тому +5

    Beautiful piece!!! Thank you for sharing it!!!

  • @Kawaii159qwerthvd
    @Kawaii159qwerthvd 2 роки тому

    Wow that’s awesome!

  • @lovedaybebe5881
    @lovedaybebe5881 2 роки тому

    What a wonderful reaction 🙏magical

  • @mrpzpdx
    @mrpzpdx Рік тому

    Priceless

  • @sutats
    @sutats Рік тому

    A very cool and special piece. Holy cow!

  • @celinemoran2753
    @celinemoran2753 Рік тому

    Wow!!! So cool

  • @martinschulz9561
    @martinschulz9561 2 роки тому +1

    Oh yes i belive zäthis is on of your favourit Things in the Roadshow. Very nice 😯

  • @tonyh7734
    @tonyh7734 2 роки тому +3

    her reaction @5:00 is so underwhelming, lol. LOVE IT. I would be bonkers and over the top.

  • @KellyMcEntee-bp9no
    @KellyMcEntee-bp9no 10 місяців тому

    Even more amazing is that wig on the appraiser's head 😮

  • @iamwindchakra
    @iamwindchakra 2 роки тому +2

    WOW

  • @mmhmmmyearight7183
    @mmhmmmyearight7183 Рік тому +1

    I love the box ✨

  • @trilby5546
    @trilby5546 Рік тому

    So glad Laura styled her hair.⭐️👍

  • @lovelyshirl
    @lovelyshirl 2 місяці тому

    A really interesting piece.

  • @angelhope2911
    @angelhope2911 2 роки тому +1

    SIMPLY DIVINE

  • @mbtvalli
    @mbtvalli 2 роки тому

    Lovely story.

  • @ericamcghie8476
    @ericamcghie8476 2 роки тому +8

    The woman doing the estimate is visibly shaking lol, I would be too.

  • @AWAKENIUM
    @AWAKENIUM 2 роки тому +4

    I cried when I first saw this when I started realizing what it was. What an amazing thing.

  • @johnbaldock6353
    @johnbaldock6353 2 роки тому +200

    Rick from Pawn Stars offered $150.

    • @JiveDadson
      @JiveDadson 2 роки тому +32

      In all fairness, they would be taking all the risk.

    • @chriscripplercruz1833
      @chriscripplercruz1833 2 роки тому +26

      And that's after he had a friend down the street that knows all about it

    • @tire26
      @tire26 2 роки тому +18

      Well he had to frame it...

    • @TheJoeylush
      @TheJoeylush 2 роки тому +4

      🤣🤣🤣....lol

    • @stevecollins3277
      @stevecollins3277 2 роки тому +1

      Lol

  • @adamshenk9970
    @adamshenk9970 2 роки тому

    all tine fav good video

  • @germaineprien7691
    @germaineprien7691 2 роки тому

    Really interesting!!!, I love jewelry and mix real w/ costume, smart gal that Coco Channel.

  • @lindanorris2455
    @lindanorris2455 Рік тому

    wow!

  • @Robynzmuzik2012
    @Robynzmuzik2012 2 роки тому +2

    I gasped when she said it was all real jewels!🙀

  • @SuperMan-xy8ui
    @SuperMan-xy8ui 9 місяців тому +1

    A near identical one is in the Verdura Museum Collection.

  • @Italy55
    @Italy55 2 роки тому +2

    Rare✨

  • @jessiejoseph1093
    @jessiejoseph1093 2 роки тому

    Wow.

  • @CanChikMay
    @CanChikMay 2 роки тому +2

    And shes got the box

  • @randolphfriend8260
    @randolphfriend8260 2 роки тому +2

  • @tobermory88
    @tobermory88 2 роки тому

    “What a treasure” straight to auction

  • @SMcCaskill
    @SMcCaskill 2 роки тому +19

    Coco Chanel was a Nazi agent??? That's the first time I've ever heard of that!!! Such an iconic piece of jewelry and I loved Helen Hayes!!!

    • @RoadshowPBS
      @RoadshowPBS  2 роки тому +6

      You can read the full article here: www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/stories/articles/2022/1/3/coco-chanel-fashion-designer-and-nazi-informant

    • @iamwindchakra
      @iamwindchakra 2 роки тому +2

      Quite famously a Nazi agent!

    • @Alternate_Ending
      @Alternate_Ending 2 роки тому +4

      @Abc 123 i thought that was hugo boss?

    • @TheJetJock
      @TheJetJock 2 роки тому +4

      @@Alternate_Ending yep, Hugo Boss did as well, as well as Adi Dasler (Adidas) designing the boots for Nazi soldiers.

    • @Kuddi11
      @Kuddi11 2 роки тому +9

      @Abc 123 That is not true, Lagerfeld wasn’t even born when the SS uniform was already being worn

  • @drinny26
    @drinny26 2 роки тому +11

    Totally under estimated. I could see someone paying $250,000 for it of its that rare. I would sell it. Lol

    • @mattwalter6207
      @mattwalter6207 5 місяців тому +2

      It sold at auction last month for $432,300

  • @lakeshagadson357
    @lakeshagadson357 2 роки тому

    this is a place to come share something about history.

  • @genericdragon7260
    @genericdragon7260 2 роки тому +1

    Smile 😃

  • @terrancebrown87
    @terrancebrown87 2 роки тому +3

    She’s going “mhm” as of she’s heard what she’s being told before lol

  • @syx3s
    @syx3s Рік тому +1

    her hand was shaking a lot when she was using the pointer. i knew the number was going to be special before that, but when i saw that pointer bobbing all over the place i knew this was something she'd never even seen before.

  • @walker-xn3xe
    @walker-xn3xe Рік тому +1

    Wish the experts would handle the treasures. They do in the UK, so you get to see the whole piece front & back. Also shows how things work ie opens/ closes.

  • @marlenemcmillan8891
    @marlenemcmillan8891 2 роки тому +3

    I want it..

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 2 роки тому +1

    Remember Rosie O’Donnell had bought Helen & Charlie’s Hudson River estate. Pretty Penny

  • @MaybeTheyreBatman
    @MaybeTheyreBatman 10 місяців тому

    I ADORE PBS for including the subtitle “Coco Chanel: Designer and Nazi Agent”

  • @happytraveller2122
    @happytraveller2122 2 роки тому

    Omg

  • @phil1326
    @phil1326 Рік тому

    Appraiser is hot!!!

  • @steinson63
    @steinson63 2 роки тому +5

    SELL IT!

  • @GCLU
    @GCLU 2 місяці тому

    Sold for apparently $432,300 including buyer's premium as per Bonhams. Not surprised.

  • @jeffw5263
    @jeffw5263 Рік тому

    The expert/appraiser is such a babe, I watched it twice.

  • @cariciaangela3052
    @cariciaangela3052 2 роки тому +4

    The person who wanted to buy it for a grand knew its real value. Thank Gód she did not sell it.

  • @lizamarienoyola2014
    @lizamarienoyola2014 2 роки тому +1

    😮

  • @Silence0764
    @Silence0764 2 роки тому

    What is it that for? I hadn't never see before, but what a beautiful designed!! By the way, congratulations!!

  • @margaretpratt5963
    @margaretpratt5963 Рік тому +1

    I know the story about wishing the peanuts were emeralds. So as soon as she said Charlie gave it to Helen, I knew they were real emeralds.

  • @ho2cultcha
    @ho2cultcha 2 роки тому

    more likely half-a-million!

  • @mouse5178
    @mouse5178 2 роки тому +1

    It’s got a randomish placing of the stones, like the little square red stone which doesn’t have a stone to mirror it on the other side

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth Рік тому

    I wonder if Helen Hayes wore that bracelet in the Love Bug?

  • @mattwalter6207
    @mattwalter6207 5 місяців тому

    It sold at auction for $432,300 in December 2023

  • @debradowling800
    @debradowling800 2 роки тому

    How did you not know what that was? It's iconic.

  • @UncleRichard.
    @UncleRichard. 2 роки тому +8

    Who offered you $1000?
    I believe his name was Rick....

  • @Mod0308
    @Mod0308 5 місяців тому +1

    Sold December 4 2023 at Bonhams for $432,300 including buyers premium

  • @oscarp4328
    @oscarp4328 2 роки тому

    Omfg so lucky

  • @johndalenino
    @johndalenino 2 роки тому

    Dang, everyone KNEW everyone in 20's-70's

    • @nondescript2892
      @nondescript2892 Рік тому

      Helen Hayes wasn't just anyone...she was the greatest broadway actress of her time ..she had not one but two broadway theatres named after her and yes.."everyone" knew her

  • @petekaz3089
    @petekaz3089 Рік тому

    It'd be really cool if she brought it back to her third graders and told this story and inspired them maybe to be jewelry makers in one day

  • @lucinda2329
    @lucinda2329 2 роки тому

    ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

  • @WendySamples-zl7bq
    @WendySamples-zl7bq 11 місяців тому

    Purple diamonds look again.

  • @maximillianrockefeller8375
    @maximillianrockefeller8375 Рік тому

    Faaaarrrkkk 👌👌👌👌

  • @lakeshagadson357
    @lakeshagadson357 2 роки тому

    was it a reward that was given to you?

  • @Teddy31976
    @Teddy31976 Рік тому

    Oh you can get at least 300k for that piece with the right seller.

  • @maryannedelaney
    @maryannedelaney 2 роки тому

    If I found out it was worth 125k I would lose my s**t right there. I would be screaming. I don’t know how she kept it together.