Antique Roadshow Recap San Antonio Hour 2

This week the Roadshow was in San Antonio, Texas! In my opinion, it is always more fun to watch shows when they were shot in your home state. I love that the show tours so we can see an antique collectible from almost anywhere. Another fun part of the show is seeing how hopeful people are when they first start the interview. The antique appraisers never let them down, items are usually worth more than they think.

One of my favorite items this week was a vintage diamond, sapphire and emerald jewelry set. It was appraised by Peter Shemonsky. Peter did a great job telling the history of the jewelry's creator, Oscar Heyman and identifying the types of gemstones used. I imagine the owner was very pleased to hear that her fifty-three year old piece of jewelry was worth between $30,000 and $70,000. You can see in the photograph below from Antiques Roadshow's official site how beautiful the set is.



Another great item this week was an antique child's desk. I found this particularly interesting because my mother has something a little similar. The appraiser was Leslie Keno. He explained that the top portion of the desk was authentic and rare, but the bottom frame was faked. He valued the item at between $1500, and $2,000 which is much lower than the $30,000 it would have been worth if it was entirely authentic. The owner didn't seem too disappointed since he'd only paid around $200 for the desk at an estate sale. The picture below from Antiques Roadshow's official site shows how easy it can be to be fooled by antiques. The whole thing looks amazing to me.

Even though it wasn't a huge amount of money, the item was still a large profit for the owner. What a lucky find. I feel inspired to go see what I can find at my local antique dealer.

Due to the popularity of my last Antique Roadshow recap blog, I'm going to be doing it weekly. If I miss something good be sure to comment on my blog or message me so I can include it next time.

By Jamie.