Antiques Roadshow guest breaks down in tears after scolding over ‘priceless’ table lamp
ANTIQUES Roadshow guest was reduced to tears after they got a lecture over a ‘priceless “table lamp” in the latest episode.
The popular show has been airing on the BBC for over four decades.
But it’s also broadcasted in America on the PBS network.
In the latest US episode a guest brought a unique table lamp to be valued.
The guest revealed she had found the lamp in the street one morning when she was walking.
The expert, Arlie Sulka took a closer look at the item and began to analyse it and said: “It’s actually made by Louis C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc., which is one of the names of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s companies.
She continued to explain that the lamp dated from 1920 to about 1928″ and had a “gilded-bronze base” with an “enamel design around the food”, and a “damascene blown-glass shade” with a iridescence on the outside.
Arlie then revealed to value of the item: “In a retail venue, something like this could sell for between $10,000 and $15,000.”
The guest was stunned and broke down into tears as she couldn’t believe the value of the lamp she once randomly found on the street.
However the expert issued a warning to the guest : “You definitely want to get it rewired because there’s absolutely no value in original wiring.
“And please, don’t ever transport it in one, in one piece with the shade on, like you did, because the bulk of the value is in this shade,” she warned.
“And if you broke the shade, the base would be worth about $500 to $1,000. So the shade is very important.”