Top Finds: Seymour Card Table, ca. 1794 

I dont know why but I find it so wholesome that these guys get so genuinely excited over a table that most would dismiss almost immediately

Had the privilege of seeing one of these bad boys at the National Gallery of Art in DC this week. I recognized it because of the roadshow and only now really understood how extradorinaiy this find is (especially as one of a handful with a readable Seymour label).

It sold at auction: $490,000😳 I used to have an old piece of furniture similar to that in terms of its history. It's sat in my bedroom as a kid and I loved all the marks because it talked about its age and the people who had been there before. My mother thought she'd surprise me and took it to her brother who took a belt sander to it and cleaned it up so that it would look like it was brand new with no scratches marks or any of the history. In other words, he deemed it completely useless because I no longer wanted it in my room because it wasn't speaking to me. Even though I was only ten years old, I insisted that my mom take it out of my room and I didn't care what she did with it and I never saw it again. Thank goodness someone didn't try to do this lady the same favor. That is an incredibly Exquisite table in terms of its handmade detail. But when she said $20,000 I thought they were going to come down. I am shocked. Good for her. And good that she preserved it so the rest of us can appreciate this beautiful workmanship. I'm pretty sure the Ikea generation doesn't even care about what I'm saying. But that's what capitalism and money can do, allow some people to pay $300,000 for table that basically seems like no big deal and yet is a piece of History.

Some newcomer, young wife gave away hubby's family heirloom for $25 saying, "This brown furniture doesn't match my modern taste."

I love when the Keno brothers tag team an appraisal.

I love this episode of these twins were just so excited to see this and the lady was kind of a character. She wasn't obviously excited because they were. We all wish we could find these kind of finds a garage sales and make some money

I love when the brothers are together

you know its important if TWO guys read the value

These brothers are the best. They know what their talking about...

I wish I can have an exciting moment by looking at a table.

"Ohw! Yess!" Classic American grandma speak haha. What a windfall. It sold for around 541k at a Sotheby's auction for anyone curious.

Not a bad deal for this lady who paid just $25 for it. Just too bad that the seller did not know of the gold mine that she had in this table and sold it for so low.

This episode is probably my all time favorite! The brothers got so excited when they saw it that I couldn’t wait to hear what they had to say about it! This sweet lady bought herself a gold mine for $25!

Her reaction is amazing, it's like she has no concept of value

Not bad for plunking down 25 bucks at a garage sale! ...now for the original owner though... ouch!

WOW!!! What a fantastic find for only $25 bucks!!!

Real life Frasier and Niles Crane

The auction was in 1999. Yes it sold for $490,000, but when you add the fees from the auction house to the buyer, it totalled $541,500. Here's the video of the 1999 Sotheby's auction. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3E4hF8r2VGA.html

I love how Keno says "Mahogany"!

Okay but I just found a half of a table like this in my great grandmas house and it’s sitting outside in the trash pile. I’m about to RUN.

When the Keno brothers get together to appraise an item, you know you’re about to strike gold!

Sold for around $600k. That's a nearly 40% annualized return on $25 over 30 years. Not bad.

I love that she said, "250,000...are you going to write it down?" As they went on to explain it could go higher lol

The table was made at the time my great x5 grandfather was being transported to Australia chained in the bottom of a prison ship.

I saw this when it originally aired. When you have both Keno brothers doing an appraisal, you know that's a good sign. Later the table was auction off by one of the Kenos for even more than what it was appraised for.

Imagine right after they give her the value, two guys in the background suddely start fighting, and one of them picks the table up and goes WWE on the other... lol!

lol she said, "$225,000? can you write that down?" haha

Not a bad return on a $25 investment!!!!

Saw a similar table at T.J. Max

I have two of these at home and used them as goalposts...:)

Hey ARS, need to bring back the Keno's. Good people and great experts.

'"can you write that down?"

Rick from pawn stars. 'I'll give you $30. I need to make money'.

Those twins are just so identical.

Wow, I would have been alot more excited than that to hear maybe 300k!!!

That took me a minute to realise they’re twins

table does look good

Rick: I'm taking a very big chance on this. I have to get it refinished then it will take up space in my store. The best I can do is 50 dollars and that's my bottom line.

I'm getting left a MDF coffee table. Currently valued at £3

she sold this at an auction with pbs film crew in tow... one of the keno brothers bid up to over 300k.. it finally sold for 490k to some arab.

YES

Pause at 2:21, spot the physco killer

I'd be all like "CHA-CHING"!!!

Why does no one make tables of this high quality and craftsmanship anymore?

Ahhh, still have that Sotheby's auction catalog, but Stephanie Seymour has the table.

2:21 watch your back old lady!!!!

This is a classic.

This was on roadshow just a few days ago. I think this is the first time the keno brothers appeared on the show but I’m not sure

She had a troll in the back . Red hair greenish sweeter. Lol

WHAT A GREAT TABLE :-)

Incredible for something I would have thought was worthless

I think I have one of these!!

Andy and Ollie all grown up!

The twins look like my middle school gym teacher

Easily in 2023 at the right auction with two or more bidders really going at it, $850K- $1M plus, it’s a very sought after piece of a early American furniture maker

0:07 nice tabletop

Holy cow I got 3of them !! Oh no ,there orange boxes!!!

“yes, yes…yes” “Yes” “Yes, yes”

SOLD

Pawn star Rick - how much would you like Lady - I was thinking about $ 500 Rick - well...it's all scratched and it's obviously only half a table so the best I can do is $50 and I'm taking a big chance here ...hiiiihiiiihiiiii ( fake laugh ) .

deal of her lifetime

Yes!

Yes

Can’t believe the keno brothers show was a flop. I loved it

Sold ...$490,000

I have that same half-moon table from my late grandparents. I'll start the bid at $45,000

Imagine how many antiques like this get destroyed chucked into skips to be disposed of with people completely oblivious to their historic value.

She thought she was so great at cleaning and appraising and got humbled!

And credits roll during the best part

imagine being the person that sold it for $25 and seeing this.

Most ladies would have brought that home and sanded it down and painted it yellow to match the kitchen.

sold for $490k ($541k with buyers premium) a year later.

Ed Norton's older twin brothers

"oh"

yes.. yes YES!

She eventually auctioned it off, for $449,000.

How could a prestigious table crafted with such exquisite detail for a wealthy family wind up at a garage sale for $30 ? Makes you wonder how ultra rich people take wealth for granted . I'm glade the woman got $500,000 for the table and hopefully enjoyed every cent of it .

2:20 uhh wish that wuuus mine

This doesn't compare to what this lady bought and the value of table but I bought a book from Goodwill for a dollar and sold it for $50 on eBay.

This design of table, Was referd to, And still is, A hall-table. So What do you know.

Yes yes yesssss yes yes yessss

What if he just ripped a leg off?

who would spend such an amount of money on a table?!

if this happened to me .. seriously, I would give a 1/10 th part to the person I bought it from .; fair is fair ..

Wow for 25 dollars

All the wrong people have the money today.

I hope her neighbor isn’t watching this

How do you play cards on such a small table?

2018: $25

225k “SOLD”

For every $1 she paid It returned $19,600 at auction.

I would have had a stroke.....

She knew. She just threw out $20k lil it was.nothing.. Gee I have no idea w/ a carefree smile

I wonder if she went back and gave the lady that sold it to her the other 5 bucks

Moral of the Antique Roadshow: don't refinish your colonial furniture.

that lady knew it was about that price range, in fact she looks kinda disappointed lol

So back then in America during the 1790’s the Seymours’ made that table as part of their cabinetry business. In case you didn’t know black people lived in Africa and they didn’t know how (lacked skill and ingenuity) to make quality furniture back then. And outside of Africa you know they had other ‘jobs’

Imgaine being the lady who sold it for $25 thirty years ago.

Hmm, what to do with my $600,000...oh, I know, how about a little table for the hallway. Yeah.

She just doesn't shut uuuuuuup.