Four pieces of Chinese carved jade and celadon from the Chien Lung Dynasty (1736-1795), including a large bowl crafted for the Emperor, has been given the US Antiques Roadshow's highest valuation to date. The woman, ironically named Jinx Taylor, inherited the jade pieces from her father and was given a conservative auction estimate of up to $1.07 million by expert James Callahan. The episode has yet to air so an image of the pieces has not yet been released. Reuters article here.The BBC version of The Antiques Roadshow had their highest valuation ever at The Sage, Gateshead in 2008 for a one metre bronze marquette of 'The Angel of the North'. I hadn't seen or heard this before and found it pretty exciting stuff. Watch it on You Tube here.
Another gem from You Tube is this Old Man Disappointed. Unfortunately, as a valuer, I have experienced this reaction all too many times.
