{"id":6528,"date":"2014-08-10T15:55:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T19:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2014-08-10T16:25:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T20:25:19","slug":"antiques-roadshow-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=6528","title":{"rendered":"Antiques Roadshow New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday – August 9, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

\"IMG_8072\"<\/span><\/a><\/span>Today was our day at the Antiques Roadshow!<\/p>\n

The popular PBS television program came to New York City and filming was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. I had not won the January lottery, but my son Chris did and he gave us his tickets so we were able to go. The last time the Roadshow came to New York was in 2001 and we were very excited to be able to go again to see our favorite experts, get some treasures appraised, and perhaps be on television.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8076\"<\/a>Lobby of the Javits Center<\/p>\n

After we showed our tickets at the entrance, we were directed into a large waiting room which was divided into long rows identified by time. The eight A.M. people were being led in when we arrived so we joined the nine o’clock line, which was the time printed on our tickets. \u00a0The young man behind us held a large rolled canvas which he said he removed from a wall in a house his parents owned in the Bronx. \u00a0The mother and daughter team in front\u00a0brought an English clock and a doll passed down from a grandmother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"IMG_8075\"<\/a>The Timed Waiting Room<\/p>\n

We didn’t have to wait long before our line moved toward the entrance. First, we were directed to a table where a young woman looked at our treasures and determined the appropriate categories. She gave us four tickets and instructed us regarding ‘collections’ because we had brought four paintings, two Asian objects, and an old book which she said were too many objects.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"IMG_8067\"<\/a>Lines Outside the Blue Filming Circle<\/p>\n

Then we were led into a very large room with blue screens set in a circular pattern in the middle with long lines of people radiating out from the screens in every direction. \u00a0A volunteer looked at our category tickets and decided to take us to the pottery section first because the line was short. \u00a0After a little while, we presented Jeff’s framed porcelain plaque to the appraiser, David Rago. \u00a0We were encouraged when he excused himself “to talk to a colleague.” They returned and asked if they could take off the back cover to examine the markings. \u00a0Jeff said sure, and Stuart Slavid unscrewed about two dozen small screws.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the back of the porcelain was an inscription written in German, but no KPM markings. Both experts tried to translate the title of the piece but quickly lost interest. We learned that it was probably made in the 1900s perhaps near Berlin. \u00a0If it had the correct pedigree, it would have been worth $20,000 – $30,000. Slavid said it was a good copy and could fetch\u00a0about $900 to $1200 in a good auction. I think we were all disappointed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"IMG_8028\"<\/a>On a Line with Antique Carpets<\/p>\n

We waited on the Book line to hear the British appraiser’s view of two\u00a0antique books which Drew had brought. My older son and his family had won tickets in the Roadshow lottery and also attended with their treasures.\u00a0The longest lines were those for paintings and Asian art which were the next two lines we had to join.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8040\"<\/a>Lines for Different Categories<\/p>\n

We waited for almost an hour on the Asian Art line but were rewarded by having our favorite appraiser, Lark Mason, look at Jeff’s Chinese chop. Jeff’s mother had brought it back from a trip to China in the early 1970s shortly after Nixon opened relations with the Chinese government. Lark said he thought the tiny signature stamp was actually Japanese and handed it to his colleague, Sachiko Hori, the Japanese expert. It was probably made in the 1920s and valued at $20 – $30. \u00a0She also identified the small ivory figures as the Seven Japanese Gods of Good Luck. Then Lark handed me a slip of paper with website addresses and went on a tirade against state and federal government laws banning the sale of ivory. \u00a0These laws render anything made of ivory to be “worthless” because they cannot be sold legally. Therefore, the small ivory figures had no value. \u00a0I guess the Good Luck Gods weren’t working for us.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8052\"<\/a>A Family Treasure<\/p>\n

The woman in front of us on the paintings line also had a complete set of Lionel trains from the 1920s in their original boxes. The set was amazing and the cars she extracted from her suitcase were in excellent condition. \u00a0We admired them and wondered if we would see her\u00a0on television next spring.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8051\"<\/a>Part of The Paintings Line<\/p>\n

It was a lot of fun to see other people’s treasures and talk to them about their stuff. We decided that the people who watch the Antiques Roadshow are calm, polite, and have interesting stories.\u00a0As we waited in line, we noticed that some of the paintings were huge, some were attractive, some were awful. \u00a0A man in line with us had a painted copy of a Rembrandt self-portrait. \u00a0It was beautiful and I wondered how much it was worth. Maybe we’ll see him on T.V.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8050\"<\/a>Native American Bed on the Collectibles Line<\/p>\n

A little bit of Antiques Roadshow trivia: over 18,000 people applied for 3,000 tickets to the New York show. They expect 5,000 to 6,000 people to attend each roadshow event. Amazing!<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8041\"<\/a>Our Door into the Filming Circle<\/p>\n

Once we entered the inner sanctum of the blue screens, we were directed to join another shorter line to wait for the appropriate appraiser. Several large television cameras, set up in the center of the blue screens, rotated to film segments of the show in different areas of the inner circle. \u00a0The appraisers were seated\u00a0at tables along the screens by category. We watched the crews working to film one segment while another group was setting up the next shoot. Monitors, cameras, and sound equipment filled the center of the circle.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8060\"<\/a>Equipment and Cameraman Filming a Segment<\/p>\n

We waited on the Paintings and Drawings line for an hour and a half. We were excited to finally reach the appraiser to look at Jeff’s paintings from his great-uncle’s collection. \u00a0We brought two medium sized Herbert Abrams’ works: one a portrait of an old man on canvas and the other a still-life with forsythias. \u00a0These were valued at $300 – $400 each at auction on a good day. \u00a0The smaller paintings were American impressionist works by Johann Berthelsen and Andre Gisson. \u00a0The appraiser used his Apple lap-top to do research and informed us that the Berthelsen painting of a snowy day at\u00a0the Little Church Around the Corner on 29th Street was worth $2000 – $4000. \u00a0The Gisson scene of a flowery meadow\u00a0could bring up to $1000. \u00a0We thought the larger paintings would be worth more but were happy with the news.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8068\"<\/a>The Line for the Roadshow Feedback Booth<\/p>\n

After waiting in lines for a total of five hours, we were much too tired to wait in another line for the Feedback Booth. \u00a0At that point, all we wanted to do was sit down, get a drink of water, and have lunch.<\/p>\n

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We had a great time at the Antiques Roadshow – New York City – 2014 Summer Tour. \u00a0Now we have to start planning and thinking about what to bring to the next one\u2026..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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