WOMAN APPEARS ON “ANTIQUES ROADSHOW” With Her Granny’s Painting ,TEARS UP WHEN THEY Tell her Its Actual Worth

A Dilemma

“What a horrible dilemma. Something so cherished, so beautiful and important to the memory of your family. A historical relic from an American master. But on the other hand, a MASSIVE pile of cash that could change your world. A new home, or college or relief from grinding debt. Such a heavy choice and no wrong answer, but really no right one either,” one commenter wrote.

Mixed Views

Another viewer wrote on YouTube, “…Meaning, the painting reminds her of her grandmother and because of the high value of the object she can’t risk it being stolen. She must place it where it will be safe from thieves but away from her eyes. She can’t see it every day and think of her dear grandma. Very sweet reaction.” But not everyone was as appreciative and some had their own doubts…

A Scam

A small segment of people was outrageous about the fact that how the first two evaluations by the appraiser were far away from the actual value. One commenter wrote, “What kind of appraiser just assumes it’s a print?”, while the majority of people insinuated that the previous evaluator had either made a mistake in his evaluation or at worst, it could have been a scam. Having said that, what’s gone is gone and we will never get to know the truth but Rose didn’t seem to give a damn. There was only one thing on her mind ever since she figured the value of this marvelous artwork. What if…

Should I Have Left It?

“Should I have left the mosquito in the back?” Rose asked Meredith, as she worried more than ever. What if plucking the mosquito out and exposing the delicate painting to the outer elements had caused any harm? Meredith looked at her and gave her the word of relief, “It’s actually not a bad idea that you took the bug out.” And the expert had an explanation to make as well.

Preserving Art

“Ultimately we would like for a conservator to do that but the bug could have continued to decay and caused a stain, but no. It’s good that the bug wasn’t there anymore,” Meredith continued. It turned out that Rose had done the right thing by kicking that bug out and this exquisite piece of artwork was still a 100%. Rose was more than relieved and her worried face soon disappeared after hearing it from the expert herself.

A Good Decision

As it transpired, trusting her instincts and removing the bug was a good decision and it had saved both, the painting and Rose. We have already discussed that if the mosquito had remained in the frame for long, it could have decayed and caused a stain but that wasn’t the only role this mosquito played. It had caused a two-fold effect and it helped Rose in such a way…