AnushkaQianlong Jade Collection
Jinx Taylor brought to the show her father’s jade collection. The show was filming in Raleigh, North Carolina then. James Callahan assessed these four carved celadon jade pieces from the 18th century. Taylor was amazed to find that the collection valued up to $1.07 million. Her father served in the U.S. army and possessed this collection while he was in China in 1930-1940s.
Frederic Remington Portrait
The episode aired in 2015 witnessed a 19th-century painting being appraised for $602,000 to $802,000. The Antiques Roadshow was in Birmingham, Alabama then. An oil painting created by the famous artist Frederic Remington was discovered and the expert Colleene Fesko evaluated it. Remington specialized in the depiction of the American Old West.
Joseph Kleitsch Work
Debra J. Force appraised an oil painting by Hungarian-American painter Joseph Kleitsch when the show staged in the New York City. The painting was estimated at a $500,000 retail value. This artist holds a prestigious place in the early California School of Impressionism. His work is displayed in various museums and art galleries around the world.
The Little Model
A collector from Eugene, Oregon approached the Antiques Roadshow with this oil painting. It was a 20th-century American painter Norman Rockwell’s work. The painting was given to his great-grandmother by Rockwell himself. In words of the possessor of the painting, his great-grandmother was Rockwell’s aunt. This 1919 painting was called “The Little Model” and was examined by Nan Chisholm. She estimates this artwork for some $500,000 insurance value.
1937 Clyfford’s Work
In an episode aired in January 2009, an oil painting was appraised at a $500,000 insurance value by Alasdair Nichol. This painting was a housewarming gift for the couple and since then they knew nothing about it. The show was held in Palms Spring, California, 1937 still oil painting was a piece by American painter Clyfford Still.
1940 Alexander Calder Mobile
A woman brings with her a 1940s mobile by Alex Calder, the inventor of the mobile. In the words of the owner, this mobile was gifted to her aunt by Alex himself as a thanking you gift. The mobile justified an appraisal value of at least $400,000 at auction and $1 million value at retail. The show was held at Miami Beach, Florida.