Antique Roadshow is one of the most popular shows on PBS these days. It isn’t hard to understand why; watching people find the value of their mysterious family heirlooms, or thrift shop finds is interesting and fun. This weeks’ show was shot in Orlando Florida. As usual, there were many amazingly valuable items featured, but the most valuable antique collectible was a 1936 Frank Schoonover Illustration valued at up to $75,000.The illustration was given to the owner’s mother during the Second World War by the artist himself. Schoonover was born in the late 19th century, and it widely considered to be the great master of American illustration. The appraiser, Colleene Fesko explained that Schoonover was set apart from other American illustrators because he liked action and activity.
The value of antiques can’t always be determined by their purchase prices. The owner of a collection of Victorian gold jewelry knew that all of the pieces had been bought for $50 or less. Her father, a butcher, had given the jewelry to her mother. Boy was she surprised when the antique appraisers told her the collection was worth over $37,000.These two examples just go to show you that you never know what you have until you have it appraised.
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