Judith Miller (Writer) Cause of Death

Scottish antique expert and writer, Judith Miller has been reported dead. She died after a short illness on April 12, 2023. She was 71 years old.

Her death was reported by a spokesperson from her publisher, Mitchell Beazley. She “died over the weekend after a short illness.”

Miller was the co-founder of Miller’s Antiques Price Guide with her first husband, Martin Miller in 1979. She was the author of more than 100 books on antiques and interiors. She was best known to the public for her appearance on the BBC show, the Antique Roadshow.

Tributes have been pouring in after her death.

“She was a really popular member of the Roadshow team and an inspiration to a generation of aspiring experts. Her astute knowledge of ceramics was a given, but Judith also had an eye for the eclectic and the bizarre, from ingenious mechanical toys to quirky dolls with color-changing eyes. She was a great champion of costume jewelry and vintage fashion, and her eyes would light up when she had the chance to appraise a rare piece from Biba or Vivienne Westwood,” The Antique Roadshow editor, Robert Murphy.

“When I started on the Antiques Roadshow, I was in awe of the experts – and none more so than Judith. She was Miller of Miller’s guides no less, the bible of the antique world when it came to valuations. She was the doyenne of the antique world and our show. Irreplaceable. And hugely missed,” Bruce, who has been a reporter on the program since 2008 also said.

“I’ve been lucky enough to work with Judith on and off for the last 30 years and the news of her death is a huge shock. She had such energy and spirit, and always combined their impressively broad-ranging, in-depth knowledge of antiques with a lifelong passion to make the world of collecting accessible and unintimidating to all,” Mitchell Beazley also said.

Miller was born in Galashiels, Scottish Borders. Her career as an antique collector by collecting cheap antique plates in the late 1960s to portray in her student accommodation at Edinburgh University.