Antiques Roadshow - Highs And Lows

For the first time ever, a group of items displayed on the 'Antiques Roadshow' program on PBS have been appraised for up to $1,070,000. This is the first time items have been appraised for more than $1,000,000!


The collection consists of four pieces of carved jade and celadon dating to the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1735-1796) in China.

The collection breakdown includes:

Small Bowl - $30,000 to $50,000
Vase - $80,000 to $120,000
Dragon - $200,000 to $300,000
Large Bowl - $400,000 to $600,000

The pieces were inherited from her father, who had been a liaison in the Army stationed in Beijing. While in Beijing, her father became good friends with a Chinese man who had a jade shop.... Whenever her father's friend would come across a nice item, he would offer her father the item first....

I think I would have been a little more excited after hearing the news that I may have just become a millionaire.... I think I would have taken my clothes off and run around the auditorium while pointing my fingers in the air like six shooters and making cute little gun noises (like Sarah Palin does during her speeches)! Pew! Pew! Pew!

Unfortunately for the owner of the collection, after her appearance on 'Antiques Roadshow', the four pieces were sold at an auction for a total of $494,615.

Now that built up this ivory (or jade in this case) tower, I'm left with no other choice, I have to knock it down.... On the British (original) version of Antiques Roadshow, a man brought in a glass bottle for appraisal, which he noted was recently purchased for 1,000 pounds (approximately $1,500 US)....

(Not the actual glass bottle.... I just wanted to include a visualization....)

After examining the glass bottle, the appraiser determined that the bottle was just an empty olive oil bottle from Tesco (Shopping Center) and made in 2008 - and therefore worth nothing....

Auction Jackson

I love auctions. Especially when they're selling high profile items that are going to sell for A LOT of money.

Michael Jackson is having a HUUUUUUUUUGE auction, selling tons of his personal belongings, to help pay his creditors.

That's right, Julien's Auction House will auction off items from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch over five days. The items have been separated into five categories, including I. Garden Statuary and Outdoor Furniture, II. Furniture and Decorative Arts, III. Antiques, Paintings & Fine Decorative Arts, IV. Amusements, Arcade Games & Entertainment, and V. Memorabilia From the Life and Career of Michael Jackson.

Most of the art being auctioned is exquisite, and all the items in the Amusements, Arcade Games and Entertainment section are AWESOME!

Here are some of the highlights from the auction:

In the Garden Statuary and Outdoor Furniture Auction, you can purchase the front entrance gates from the Neverland Ranch, that are estimated to sell for $20,000 to $30,000.

Or you can purchase an original "Here is they are" stature created by Glenna Goodacre, signed and dated 1991, estimated to sell for $150,000 to $250,000.

In the Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction, there's nothing too expensive. Most of the items can be purchased for under $2,000. There is a sculpted ceramic piece from Llardo, titled "Cinderella's Arrival", that is estimated to sell for approximately $5,000 to $7,000.

In the Antiques, Paintings & Fine Decorative Arts Auction, you can buy a marble fireplace surround, estimated to sell for $15,000 to $20,000.


Or a 19th Century Erard Upright Piano, estimated to sell for $10,000 to $15,000.


Perhaps, you're interested in the most expensive piece in the Antiques collection, the painting of "Cleopatra's Last Moments" signed and dated by D. Pauvert in 1892. The painting is estimated to sell for a measly $20,000 to $30,000.

In the Amusements, Arcade Games & Entertainment Auction, you can buy the scissorhands from Edward Scissorhands, estimated to sell for $4,000 to $6,000.


A 1999 Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph Limousine (Specially built for Michael Jackson), estimated to sell for $140,000 to $160,000.


His Neverland Golf Cart (with a picture of Michael Jackson as Peter Pan on the hood) estimated to sell for $4,000 to $6,000.

THE 1954 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60 Special 4-Door Sedan USED DURING THE FILMING OF DRIVING MISS DAISY!!!!!! estimated to sell for $20,000 to $30,000.

The catalog from the Memorabilia From the Life and Career of Michael Jackson Auction hasn't been completed yet, but the website says that it will be available online soon.

You can check out the catalogs here:

Michael Jackson Auction Catalogs

And if you have some extra time, check out this page detailing other famous items that have sold for a lot of money from Julien's Auctions. You'll find Alfred Hitchcock’s California Drivers License that sold for $8,125, the MTV Music Awards that Nirvana won for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and "Heart-Shaped Box" that sold for $31,250 and $40,800 respectively, and John Lennon's suit from the "Abbey Road" album cover that sold for $117,600!!!!

Check out that page here:

Julien's Auctions Auction Highlights