Antiques Roadshow Guest Gets the Surprise of a Lifetime After Host Examines Her Old Family Heirloom

Usually, people in their houses do not expect dusty and neglected objects to be buried gems valued hundreds of dollars. But these folks sensed this old family treasure would be valuable when they learned the Antiques Roadshow was filming close by their town. Imagine their astonishment when the valuer of the show informed them of the actual value of their apparently useless object. Were they perhaps more mistaken? From their great-grandmother, the family had received a worn-out, damaged vace. It had remained on an attic shelf accumulating cobwebs and dust for years. They had always thought it was simply an emotional work with minimal commercial worth. But excitement and intrigue started to grow as they meticulously wrapped it and headed to the Antiques Roadshow event. Little did they realize, this modest vase was going to permanently alter their life.

1. The Experts

The experts on Antiques Roadshow are unquestionably among its best features. They are always quite informed, and their love of antiques and excitement come across from the screen. So it was good to see Lark Mason value one of the most unforgettable gems on the evening. Mason has his own appraisal firm and is a specialist in Chinese antiques having written several publications. Said another way, he has a lot of corporate experience. But almost everything can show up on Antiques Roadshow; one woman would end up bringing in an extremely unique antique treasure that totally surprised this expert appraiser. Experts on the show, like Mason, are storytellers as well as assessors who can create amazing tales around every object they study. Their extensive knowledge spans millennia and continents, enabling them to recognize and appraise things from many eras and civilizations. Viewers find the show to be so engaging because of this depth of knowledge since they learn not just about the financial worth of objects but also their historical and cultural relevance. Mason is quite well-known in the field of Chinese antiquities, hence his amazement at this specific object is especially interesting.