ANTIQUES, jewellery and cash have been stolen from the home of a woman in her 80s.

Between 11pm on Saturday and the following morning, valuables including jewellery, antiques and cash were stolen from a Lee-on-Solent home.

The owner of the home on Raynes Road, a woman in her 80s was woken by a noise at around 6.30am on Sunday.

She then found that items including a silvered 1920s pewter platter, which is 12-inches long and cast into the shape of a pond with a frog and fish on top, a Longines men’s gold watch, purchased new in the 1970s, and an Omega ‘Seamaster’ women’s watch, bought 25 years ago, had been taken.

The Omega watch is silver in colour and has a stainless steel bracelet. The numbers on the face are golden in colour.

Also missing was a Gondolo fob watch, made of white gold marcasite with a blue sapphire set into the winder, a broach in the shape of a monkey hanging from a branch which is encrusted in diamond, and £100 in cash.

It is believed that some items had even been taken from the room the woman was sleeping in at the time.

Police think the suspect gained entry from an insecure rear conservatory door, which was accessed from an unlocked side gate to her garden.

They are now appealing for any witnesses to the incident to get in touch.

PC Kirsty Watts said: “A number of much-loved and precious antique items have been stolen from this elderly woman’s home and we are doing everything we can to trace them.

“Do you recognise any of the items listed in this appeal? Have you seen anything matching their description for sale online?

“Have you got any CCTV footage or information you are able to share?"

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting the reference number 44210283486.