Jul 27, 2023
By: Sunayna KanjilalThe television program sees many antique appraisers visit to assess the value of antics brought in by local people. The show began in 1977 and was hosted by Bruce Parker, a news reader. The concept of the show was simple and yet riveting. It involved local peo...
Priced at $526,000: Banksy, the street artist and political activist likes to maintain his anonymity and he has been fairly successful. Nobody can say for sure who Banksy really is. However, his art is found on walls and the side of structures just about a...
Priced at $500,000: Originally appraised in NYC back in 2014, the oil painting by Joseph Kleitsch was made in 1925 and was purchased for $100 at the time. Appraiser Debra Force knew what she was looking at when the painting was brought to the show in 2014....
Priced At $981,000: Back in 2012, a librarian showed up with an item that was essentially a bronze sculpture. The sculpture by Barbara Hepworth was donated to the school before she died in 1975. The librarian was taken aback upon hearing the fact that this...
Priced at $1 Million: A woman brought in a series of pictures of the first-ever professional baseball team who were being housed at a boarding house in Boston owned by this woman's great-great-grandmother back in 1871. These players were the first bas...
Priced at $1.27 Million: The Fabergé Japonica flower is made from gold, pearls, lapis, and also rock crystals. The 4-inch tall flower sits in a crystal vase in which the rock crystal is placed in an intelligent way to simulate the appearance of water. Crea...
Priced at $1.3 Million: This F. A Cup that retired from serving as the winning moment in 1992 was a part of the sport since 1911. The current F. A. cup is the third silver successor. The cup was originally purchased in an auction for around $600,000 and wa...
Back in 2012, a man showed up with no idea of what he had brought to the show. He didn't even know whose painting it was and all he knew was how much he really liked it. The painting was made by a well-known Mexican painter of his time, Rivera. The painti...
Priced at $1.5 Million: A collector brought in a cup collection that was unique in all the ways possible. The cups are carved from rhinoceros horns and were made back in the 1700s when these were used as drinking cups. The man who had brought in the collec...
Priced at $800,000: A man from Alabama brought in a portrait of his great-grandfather to the show in 2014. The noted artist and the man's grandfather were friends and he even had a letter from the artist that was addressed to his great-grandfather pro...
Priced at $2- 3 million: The most expensive item on our list today is this pocket watch by Patek Phillipe. The watch was handed down from the man's great grandfather who was the owner of St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. The watch is manufactured b...