The Most Expensive Finds On Antiques Roadshow 

I really like it! It's fun to see the history and the art. I always think of that episode of Will and Grace when Grace and Jack were practicing the "disappointed" looks when bringing a piece that they thought was worthless. 😂😍

I love it, mostly because of an incident in the 1960s, when i was growing up in Palo Alto, California. My parents had a great friend who retired from teaching to start an unusual art gallery in Palo Alto, featuring eskimo art! It was not against the law at that time to import, but or sell whalebone art, and he managed to get an exhibit full of insanely beautiful, carved-by-indigenious-people eskimo traditional artwork. My dad had put a darkroom in the garage to play with his photography hobby, and let our friend come by in the evening to photograph and catalog the many pieces. I was very young, but remember vividly the gallery display and the effect the incredible artwork had on me, it was unlike anything I had ever seen, or heard about, the people had intricately created whole stories in whalebone, that carried the feeling of their lives and the endless struggle to survive in an unforgiving, harsh environment. To this day, I wonder owns these pieces. Anyway, after this smash hit show, our friend gave my dad a rolled up, very old painting as a thank you for all the help and encouragement. It was not signed, found in someones attic and given to him as worthless by the estate. He didn't think it "worthless", and his eye had not failed him. My parents had it framed and hung it in a place of honor over the fireplace. It was the top figure of a woman in a 1600/1700s dress and hairstyle, staring sternly at the viewer, her eyes were painted so that they followed you wherever you went. She looked proper, plain and stoic. My family tried to identify her, without success, and wrote to a New York museum to request help. They immediately paid to have the painting shipped to them for tests, and though they could not identify the painter, the subject was a classic example of classical and folk art which was rare, yet valuable. They wanted to buy the painting, but my parents were attached to it by that time and refused all offers. The painting hung for over 50 years in their homes.

I think I love it.

Iabsolutely love it. It combines history, a favorite topic, with the expert evaluations and intricacies of every object. The furniture twins were a favorite. But all of the appraisers were so top of the line. This show was and is such a great idea. Always hoped they come to Puerto Rico for a special episode.

very educational, learned enormous amounts

My 2nd great grandfather was Kits nephew and lived with his family in CO...all he got from Kit was some gold claims that turned out to be worthless ha ha

There was a man watching this episode, he had a similar blanket and no knowledge of the value. Long story short, it sold at auction for ??, maybe half a mil? I can't remember. Worth looking up the story. Have tissue handy.

The Indian art market contrasts how Indians cherish the cultural value of their art whereas the settlers/whites cherish the financial value.Indians have been screwed over every which way and the genocide continues on shows like this.

@@davep5647 umm...isnt that statement a little simplistic and racist?

Yup. Very happy for him!

Exactly right. This is an awful compilation of spoiler alerts. Best to stop watching and go to the antiques roadshow channel!

Very true! Not really worth watching this video!

Especially the guy who had the Rolex. His reaction is the most priceless one I've seen and I don't get tired of watching it.

Ooo. Thanks for saving me watching this. I hate it when some dimwit re-editor does something dumb like that.

Thanks for sharing. Saves me watching it.

False. It wasn't "that" paul newman watch. The watch that sold for 17 million was the watch Paul Newman PERSONALLY wore for over 15 years. The watch in this episode was simply from that line of watches, not the one Newman wore himself. The one on the show is not worth 17 mil.

OK, Indiana Jones lol

Basically worthless 😂

@@robertmurray2843 ???

Human greed wins over giving anything to a museum

@@justinnmai8903 Human desire to get other people's stuff for free overwhelms justin's "mind".

@@Godwinpounds4333 Well, hello there.

@@susanlawens3776 This Morrison guy responded to a female on another site. I read a few weeks back about men who do this and why - which I forget but the gist of it was they're up to no good. So be careful (and I'm Richard's wife; just trying to alert you).

@@richardw3470 , they probably cannot get laid in their lives, thus they do as they do on here, and ditto for the women that do so as well.

I hope so too. I know somebody who bought a painting at a garage sale for ten bucks, and sold it for $10,000.

There was a guy who found 5 wooden carved dolls at the Camberwell Market, Victoria, Australia. Turned out it they were very rare Papua New Guinean fertility ritual dolls, they are meant to be chopped in half as part of the ritual. They were 150 years old and only one other intact specimen was known. Worth: a cool $1 million per doll.

@@terryopsahl1677 , there was someone that literally bought a painting for USD $3 at a flea market and it had also contained an original copy of the Declaration of Independence, which ended up being around USD $500,000 in value at the time. There was also someone that had bought a statue at another flea market for USD $3 and it sold for around the price of the first thing that I talked about as well.

@@nathrogers7 , that would be around USD $3,467,004.31, right?

@@paxhumana2015 yep

I would love to have something like that

It’s just unbelievable how much things can be worth. I remember watching an episode, and there was a guy that had a sword that he had bought at a garage sale. He said he paid about 20 dollars for it, and the appraiser said it was actually worth somewhere between 25,000 to 50,000 dollars. It may not be a lot, but something you buy for 20 dollars, and find out it’s worth that much is just amazing

They are not legend. It is a fair trade. Trying to keep a million dollars piece in good condition and not get stolen or damaged is reallly expensive. A museum is far better a keeping a item save.

Agree completely. Instead of raking in the profits and let it be sold off to a private collection, thousands get to enjoy it.

It's just because they're already wealthy. If they weren't they couldn't afford to give away something so valuable. Makes me wish a poor person had found the item instead to change their lives instead of someone who didn't even need it or the money.

These are people prosperous enough to do that.

And check me if I'm wrong, but you still own it, you're just lending it to the museum.

Wrong about the helmet. It was an Eskimo helmet. Sold for over a million dollars to a museum. Great memories

It was a 17th century parade helmet from Milan, appraised at $250,000. Its provenance has been disputed as the owner quickly left the show and could not be contacted after. The appraiser was also allegedly involved in some other shenanigans on a later show, casting further doubt on the helmet's authenticity. The Eskimo helmet was a different show. I remember a half round hall table from Boston that the Keno brothers (twins) went gaga over that the owner paid not much for but they said would fetch upwards of $500,000 at auction.

As for the bureau, my dad bought, sold, repaired and restored antiques for over 50 years. He had a lot of stories along this line, and taught me the value of not taking something old and making it look new, and that the patina of age gives a thing its inherent value. One such story was where a couple new to the game bought a Louis the 14th desk, then stripped it down to the wood and refinished it, making it virtually worthless. The couple didn’t realize or understand why they lost money on their hard work. It’s a sad story, but not an isolated one, unfortunately. Probably why something goes up in value over time as others like them meet a similar fate.

I saw the bureau episode.

Sorry about your mum💚. What a wonderful surprise for your family

@C Rose, that would be USD $49259.20, so says an online currency exchange website that I used, anyway.

I like it too. Don't tell anyone! Yaay youuuuuu for being first! 😊

@@MamaPinks ty! I think it's the first time I've ever been the first to comment.

We all like riding the moped as long as our friends don't see it

@@oweneverbody7844 this is the perfect comparison.

🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫 Me too.

You Americans are so funny. You think things only start when they start in America. This show is English in origin and started way before 1996.

theres 1 or 2 other similar watches theyve appraised, i wonder if one of those episodes got mixed up as they look pretty similar at a glance. pretty small detail, may be hard to notice if youre just staring at hours of footage to cut down to 3 min.

Does it tell time as well as my Casio?

Really?

@Zek Kiel They're not asking about the market value. They're asking if it tells time.

That would be horrible 😩

There should really be a show called something like "After the Roadshow". Owners of pieces featured could show the actual price if sold, and if they still own said piece, maybe give actual amounts they were offered for the piece after the show etc.

I’ve seen videos on RU-vid with updated prices of items featured on the show. Some values went up and some went down.

I remember one relatively early episode where the Keno Brothers were excited over a small table an elderly lady brought in for an estimate. I forget the details, but they estimated it was worth around $200,000. Roadshow did a followup when she decided to auction it off where the Kenos went with her for "moral support" and the table ended up selling for over $400,000. I'm sure there have been estimates that were high but it appears to me that the experts giving the appraisals (who are human and therefore not infallible) try to give accurate appraisals. I agree it would be interesting to see more of those outcomes.

The yearly cost of a safety deposit box isn’t that much.

"Heavily trimmed", would not have been a known impediment to value, among "roadshow" appraisers. It's a very specialized knowledge, but they should have at least noticed it.

@@victorrutledge257 I think she had no clue what she was looking at, so she had no idea they were trimmed. I don't really know where her appraised value came from with not knowing what exactly she was looking at, but her random guess was something that should have resulted in her losing her job. If that's your line of work, and you not only have no clue what you're looking at, you're willing to assign a ridiculous value to it, you're in the wrong line of work. Those Mort Rogers scorecards are rare, but not so rare that an expert in the field wouldn't immediately recognize it. I remember watching this episode in the first airing and guessing $150,000 for the value based on actual knowledge. The letter is tough to price because it's unique, but it's easy to put in a range of prices. I wanted one of those scorecards, but they were out of my price range at the time. Any time they came up for auction, I threw in a bid knowing I'd lose. This "expert" was just clueless and her reputation deservedly took a huge hit.

I wonder if on the back of those cards, they had player stats? It would be cool to see how many games they played in a year, their hr's, batting avg, innings pitched, how many games they played drunk, how many lychings they took part in, stuff like that. Interesting 😉

@@-MichaelMunoz- They were scorecards, not actual cards, so the back was the other side of the scorecard. This team actually had some strict rules, even by today's standards of what the players could do. Many were born in England, not the U.S., and they had regular jobs when they weren't traveling the country. It's really a fascinating team. Basically a traveling All-Star team taking on the best players from other towns back when everyone played baseball. They eventually became professional players, then formed a league, etc etc Rob Manfred ruined it. The end.

@Janet Schwartz, what is the manufacturer of the watch that your mother had, let alone is it a special, and/or rare/unique watch? Also, what is the exact amount of money that your Rolex Oyster watch is worth now?

@@paxhumana2015 My mother's little watch Is a Dugina automatic and I think she bought it in Germany. I was told over a decade ago that my watch would be worth a couple of grand and it would be a lot more but I used it for work as an army driver and the glass was pretty scratched from just general wear and tear. I eventually replaced the glass but had to add more chain links .

This isn’t pawn stars you know.

I've got to pay my employees and make a little money, and it'll probably take up valuable space for a long time. I'm taking all the risk. Final offer: $175, and not a penny more.

@@JLee-rt6ve and I'll have to frame it too!

@@JLee-rt6ve I'm taking all the risk here.