Find exceptional antique treasures at South Africaโs longest-running monthly Antique Fair.
Join us at Nelson Mandela Square Antique Fair on Sunday 2 October from 10 AM to 4 PM
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1892 H.F. Farny Watercolor and Gouache Painting
Best Moment Antique Roadshow: 1892 H.F. Farny Watercolor and Gouache Painting | A woman in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, inherited a framed artwork from her grandmother and assumed it was a print, but when she opened the frame to get a mosquito out from behind the glass, she got an inkling that the artwork was real. Previous appraisals had valued the artwork at $200 and $250, but on Antiques Roadshow, appraiser Meredith Hilferty confirmed it was a genuine 1892 painting by H.F. Farny worth $200,000 to $300,000.
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Tang Dynasty Marble Lion
Best Moment Antique Roadshow: Tang Dynasty Marble Lion | In Albuquerque in 2002, a woman brought a marble lion her grandparents had picked up on a trip to China. Lark Mason, the admittedly โworked upโ appraiser, told the owner that the statue dated from the Tang Dynastyโthe โgolden period of Chinese artโโand not the Ming Dynasty, as previously estimated. Mason appraised this lion at $120,000 to $180,000, although the owner wasnโt prepared to put out a โfor saleโ sign just yet.
1923 Frank Schoonover Oil Painting
Best Moment Antique Roadshow: 1923 Frank Schoonover Oil Painting | A man at an Antiques Roadshow taping in Winterthur, Delaware, was moved to tears when he learned how much his oil painting by Frank Schoonover was worth. And the backstory is just as emotional: The manโs mother saved $5 every week for two years to save up enough to allow his father to pick out a painting from Schoonoverโs studios. His father chose this piece, an illustration from the 1923 Ralph D. Paine book Privateers of โ76. Debra Forceโs appraisal? $125,000. โMy father would be so thrilled to know that people were being turned on to illustrations,โ the tearful owner replied. โAnd my mother would be really thrilled at what you just said.โ
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1607 Galileo Galilei Letter.
Best Moment Antique Roadshow: 1607 Galileo Galilei Letter. Is this letter written by Galileo Galilei in 1607 authentic? Check this out
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Diamond Bracelet & Van Cleef & Arpels Ring
Best Moment Antique Roadshow: Diamond Bracelet & Van Cleef & Arpels Ring
"As Shirley Temple would say, 'Oh, my goodness!'" Kevin Zavian appraises this diamond bracelet and Van Cleef & Arpels ring.
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1955 Madoura Oval Plate by Picasso
To celebrate the first 25 years of Antiques Roadshow, weโre looking back at some of the memorable appraisals.
Like the 1955 Madoura Oval Plate by Picasso lived above the stove for years before it appeared in the show
Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Coast of Israel
Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Coast of Israel: 'A Beautiful and Rare Find'
A piece of history was found by a diver in Israel โ and experts believe the "beautiful and rare" artifact is approximately 900 years old.
The remarkable discovery was made on Saturday, off the Carmel coast in Northern Israel, according to a press release from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
The IAA said Atlit resident Shlomi Katzin was diving in the Mediterranean Sea when he came across several ancient artifacts on the seabed.
Among the items Katzin found was a sword with a 3.3-foot-long blade and a hilt measuring over 11 inches long, per the release.
Wanting to prevent the sword from being stolen or buried, Katzin took it ashore, where he contacted the inspector for the IAA Northern District's Robbery Prevention Unit to report his findings, the IAA said.
It was later determined by Nir Distelfeld, the inspector, that the sword was a piece of Crusader knight history, dating back to 900 years ago.
Incredible Stretchable Paper Sculptures
Li Hongboโs Incredible Stretchable Paper Sculptures
Li, originally from the province of Jilin, uses paper to create extraordinary stretchable sculptures. Intricately and painstakingly constructed, each paper gourd opens out like the bellows of an accordion, revealing a beautiful honeycomb pattern hidden between each layer.
Removing of yellowing varnish.
Watch as 200 Years of Varnish Is Wiped Away From a 17th Century Oil Painting
Philip Mould. Removing of yellowing varnish. Year 1618. Medieval painting renovation.
โThe painting was originally in a private collection in England,โ Mould told the Telegraph. โA mixture of gel and solvent was created, specifically just to remove the varnish and not to damage the underlying paint.โ Certainly the portraitโs subject would approve of her appearanceโs return to its former splendor, though little information remains as to the identity of the lady herself: โWe donโt know the identity yet but certain iconographic clues are starting to emerge,โ said Mould. โAll we know is she is 36 and it was painted in 1617.โ
Top Essential Home Decor Accessories
Top Essential Home Decor Accessories
Several items are a must-have when you look at a well-decorated house. These items are the ones that you bring with you through every move, through good and bad times. They're you're go-to pieces of decor to whom you'll return when nothing else is appropriate, and they bring lasting comfort to your home.
Napoleon III Apartments at the Louvre
The Napoleon III Apartments are an excellent example of the Louis XIV style of decor. Each room is truly a feast for the eyes, and drip in gold, gilded bronze, crystal chandeliers, and gorgeous burgundy fabrics.
Watch the โvirtual tourโ of the Napoleon III Apartments at the Louvre for anyone missing Paris right now.
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Decorating with Blue and White
Will An All Blue and White Home Look Weird?
One of the easiest ways to come up with a color scheme is to choose one color.
Yes, thatโs right. One color. And then riff off of that one color using colors in its family. Analogous colors.
Here Are Some Doโs and Donโts for Decorating with Blue and White
โข Unless you are painting your floor some other color, you scheme is actually going to be blue and white and a wood tone. In fact, Karen already has lots of wood-toned pieces and some black which is wonderful because
โข Blue and White LOVES black! I mean LOVES IT!!! In fact, all colors love black, but blue in particular whether it is pale or even navy adores black.
โข Having a Blue and White home doesnโt mean that there canโt be any other color.
โข In fact, there will be other colors.
Mixing Antique and Traditional Furniture Styles
Mixing Antique and Traditional Furniture Styles:
The Guide to decorating a room with different furniture styles, colors, and patterns is fashionable and fresh โ but it can also be hard to pull off. Here are easy expert tricks for mixing antique, modern, and traditional design so that your space looks considered instead of chaotic.
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๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ต-๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ยฃ๐ญ,๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ($๐ญ,๐ณ๐ฎ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ).
The maiolica (tin-glazed pottery) plate was originally estimated to sell for somewhere between ยฃ80,000 and ยฃ120,000 ($109,000 and $163,000), and the bidding began at just below the lower end of the estimate.
With the auction streaming live online, bids flooded in from all over the world via phone and email. The winning bid was made by an anonymous bidder.
Among 400 items auctioned off from the Lowood House in the Scottish Borders, the auction house's European ceramics specialist recognized the plate as a "rare piece of exceptional quality," according to CNN.
The auction also featured furniture, books, silver, and other works of art.
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