Judith Miller Antiques Husband, Net Worth, Illness, Cause of Death, Wikipedia, Antiques Roadshow, Obituary, Funeral

Judith Miller Biography – Judith Miller Wiki

Judith Miller was a Scottish antiques expert, author and broadcaster, who appeared on BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow. She was a successful lecturer and author, having written over 100 books on the subject of antiques.

Judith’s love of antiques did not start at an early age. A self-confessed child of the ‘Formica generation’, Judith didn’t begin collecting antiques until the 1960s whilst a student at Edinburgh University. Fascinated by the inexpensive plates she bought in the city’s junk stores, she began to research their history in books, auction catalogues, and at local antique fairs. She extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques through international research.

In 1979, Judith co-founded the international bestseller Miller’s Antiques Price Guide with her first husband, Martin Miller, and it is still published annually. She wrote more than 100 books. Judith was a regular lecturer and she contributed to a number of national broadsheet newspapers and magazines. She also appeared regularly on radio and television in Britain and the United States.

Television

Judith Miller was widely known for appearing on television as an expert on Antiques Roadshow and The House Detectives. Some of Judith’s early TV appearances on the BBC were in 1995 and 1996 episodes of the property makeover show Home Front and in The Art and Antiques Hour in 1997. With the gossip columnist Ross Benson, she jointly presented all eight series of The Antiques Trail (1995-2002), screened in ITV’s Meridian and HTV regions.

She was a regular for the first four series of The House Detectives, from 1997 to 2000 (and the 1996 pilot).

In 2007 she joined the team on the BBC TV series Antiques Roadshow. “I was approached by Simon Shaw, the producer, as I’d worked with him on Home Front. Initially, I said I was too busy, but agreed to do one. After that, I was totally hooked and wanted to do as many as I could.” Her last episode was screened in October 2022.

She was also a regular for an Antiques Roadshow spin-off series, Antiques Roadshow Detectives, in 2015.

Judith Miller Age

Judith was born Judith Henderson Cairns on 16 September 1951 in Galashiels, Scotland. She died on 8 April 2023 in London, England. She was 71.

Judith Miller Antiques Roadshow

Judith Miller was a specialist on BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow. She worked with the Antiques Roadshow ‘Miscellaneous’ team from 2007 to 2023.

One of the treasures she was most proud of identifying was a collection of British Art Deco transport posters by the French artist Jean Dupas, which was brought to the show by a man who had paid 50 pence for them at a yard sale when he was a boy in the 1970s. Ms. Miller estimated their value at more than 30,000 pounds (nearly $40,000).

Her other favorite discoveries, The Guardian reported, included a stash of 2,000 18th-century shoe buckles and a toilet seat used by Winston Churchill.

Judith Miller Husband

Judith Miller and her first husband, Martin Miller, married in 1978. After the couple divorced in 1994, Judith married her second husband, John Wainwright, in 2015.

Judith Miller Family

Judith Miller was the daughter of Andrew Cairns and Bertha (Henderson) Cairns. Her father, Andrew Cairns, was a wool buyer, and her mother, Bertha (Henderson) Cairns, was a homemaker. She always said that her parents were part of the “Formica generation.”

She is survived by her second husband, John Wainwright; daughters, Cara and Kristy Miller; her son, Tom Wainwright; and four grandchildren, Aria, Leo, Lila and Clea.

Judith Miller Cause of Death

Antiques Roadshow expert Judith Miller died on 8 April 2023 aged 71 ‘after a short illness’, according to a spokesperson from her publisher, Mitchell Beazley.

Fiona Bruce, who has been a presenter on the programme since 2008, paid tribute to the Antiques Roadshow expert Judith Miller. She said: “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 antiques world when it came to valuations.

“Plus, she had authored many other books, too many to list, some of which were already on my bookshelf. But she was always gracious and generous with her knowledge, helpful to me and our whole team.

“And when our filming day had finished, she was never short of great stories accompanied by a glass of her favourite tipple, pinot grigio.

“She was the doyenne of the antiques world and of our show. Irreplaceable. And hugely missed.”

Alison Starling of Octopus Publishing Group, the parent company of Mitchell Beazley, 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 her impressively broad-ranging, in-depth knowledge of antiques with a lifelong passion to make the world of collecting accessible and unintimidating to all.

“Judith will be much missed by all those readers and viewers who looked to her for expert and reassuringly friendly advice, and of course here at Octopus, where she established longstanding friendships with numerous members of staff over the years, forged through topics of conversation as diverse as work, family, dogs, Scottish rugby and her other passion, Bruce Springsteen.”

Judith Miller Illness

Antiques expert Judith Miller died after a short illness. Her husband, John Wainwright, who confirmed the death did not specify the illness.

Judith Miller Net Worth

Judith Miller’s net worth is estimated to be £5 million.