A Fabergé flower from Tsarist Russia which once belonged to European royalty before being hidden in a shoebox in Liverpool could be worth more than £250,000.
The delicate enamel Martagon lily which is native to eastern Europe is owned by a sales associate named Rachael, who inherited it from her step-grandmother Mary.
The piece which features in the BBC‘s Fake or Fortune is thought to have been left to Mary by her friend Helen, Queen Mother of Romania – a keen Fabergé collector.
Presenter Fiona Bruce and historian Philip Mould attempt to authenticate the flower with the help of experts in the show
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