On Sunday, appraisers from the PBS hit show "Antiques Roadshow" recorded the highest-value collection ever appraised in the show's 15-year history.
The big ticket item: five Chinese carved rhinoceros-horn cups dating to the late 17th or early 18th century, which are worth between $1 and $1.5 million. An Oklahoma resident bought the cups inexpensively in the 1970s, according to a press release from the show's producers. The reason the value of the cups is so high is due to China's growing demand for Chinese antiquities.
The episode will air as part of "Antiques Roadshow's" 16th season in 2012. The name of the lucky owner of the cups was not released.
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So just how many times do you think they've been used for ashtrays?
Ok, well what about a set of hanging lamps with oil running down a latticework of fishline to give it movement ? who COULDNT use those ?
My parents had two of those! For a 10 year old in the early 70's it was one of the coolest things I had ever seen.
All of you are just jealous - as am I.
Yeah, but the guy who let them go at that yard sale back in 1978 for 11 bucks just jumped off a bridge.
Kind of funny in a way..There wouldn't be such a high demand if the Chinese government didn't encourage the destruction Chinese history, etc. during Mao's reign of terror. I shudder to think of the things lost...kinda like the library of Alexandria....
Um.... I find that stuff in the trash all the time and sell it on CL for a couple of bucks
Then you must be kicking yourself.
isn't the roadshow going to be slashed by the gop?
Dang, why can't I have stuff like that laying around?? Well, how about the complete set of Star Wars glasses from Burger King? They're worth at least half a mil, right? Right? (one can always dream....)
cool! DO NOT SELL THOSE.. co's if you do.. that leads to the dark side.. and no guarantee 1.5 dollars worth!
You talk about being desperate for ratings. Those "appraisers" only give you an educated guess as to what something is worth...the producers probably asked them to say they are worth $1,000,000 so people will tune in.
Your an idiot
Dan, Dan, you wrote yet another example of most auto-ironic post on the internet, confirming once again that a plurality of posters on the net are, indeed, idiots.
The article says the episode will not air until 2012, no one is going to remember this by the time it airs. Good try though.
I would love to see them!
And, no, you can't see them.
OMG...priceless!
Hey, raven, my sista...I've got some of those paintings featuring those sad kids with the giant eyes.
What'll you think they'd be worth?
It'd be worth any amount of money to buy my mother-in-law some taste...
She still has red w/black flocked wallpaper...
I think it's great that in these days, that some one have had such good luck !
Exactly what I was thinking – if it can't be me, then I am happy for someone else hitting the lottery.
@John B: cynical much? LMAO!
I have several antiques made in Occupied J-pan.
this bird in the hand is exquisite. id say, at auction, this should go for about, 2 in the bush.
I had no idea!
Sell 'em on EBay!!! Buy It Now for $500,000!!!