Amazing Antique Road Show Finds

In July 2011, a man from Oklahoma broke the Antiques Roadshow record with his collection of Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns. His collection dates back to the 18th century, and was appraised by Lark Mason for $1-$1.5 million at auction.





This 1870s Boston baseball archive was discovered in July, and it turned out to be the largest sports memorabilia find on the show. The player signatures and rare baseball cards from the Boston Red Stockings (today known as the Atlanta Braves) were appraised by Leila Dunbar for $1 million.




Appraised by Colleene Fesko, this 1904 oil painting by Latin American artist Diego Rivera is worth up to $1 million. "El Albañil," the name of the lost painting hung behind a door in Rue Ferguson's house. Around 1930, Ferguson says his great-grandparents bought the painting in Mexico.




Jinx Taylor had no idea that her father’s jade collection was worth up to $1.07 million when she brought it to the show's taping in Raleigh, North Carolina.
She inherited the collection from her father, who served in the U.S. army and acquired the items while in China during the 1930s and '40s. These four carved celadon jade pieces from the 18th century were appraised by James Callahan.





At the Antiques Roadshow stop in Birmingham, Alabama, an oil painting by 19th century artist Frederic Remington was discovered. Colleene Fesko appraised it for $602,000 to $802,000 at auction.



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