Judith Miller, an author and antiques expert on BBC One series Antiques Roadshow, has died at the age of 71.
Her publisher Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus, said she died "over the weekend after a short illness".
Miller wrote more than 100 books on antiques and interiors but was best known to the public for her appearances on long-running BBC series Antiques Roadshow, which she joined as an expert in 2007.
Working on the Miscellaneous team, her notable finds included a set of Art Deco posters designed by French painter Jean Dupas, unearthed at Stanway House, Gloucestershire, in 2009.
In 1979 she co-founded Miller's Antiques Price Guide with her first husband, Martin Miller, and at the time of her death was working on a forthcoming edition of the book.
Fiona Bruce, who has been a presenter on the programme since 2008, 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."
Born in Galashiels in the Scottish borders in 1951, Miller began collecting cheap antique plates in the late 1960s to display in her student accommodation at Edinburgh University.
She leaves her second husband and colleague of over 30 years, writer John Wainwright, children Cara, Kirsty and Tom and four grandchildren, Aria, Leo, Lila and Clea.
Source: Press Association
