What happened to Judith Miller (Writer)?

Judith Miller, who was a well-known antique expert and writer, has been reported dead. She was 71 years old at the time of death. She “died over the weekend after a short illness,” according to a spokesperson, Mitchell Beazley from her publication.

“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.

She 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.

“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.