Who was Judith Miller? Antique Roadshow Expert Dies at 71

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

She was 71 years old at the time of death. She died on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, after a short illness.

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.

“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.