Best Moment: Chinese Imperial Celadon Charger, ca. 1730 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS
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Watch as expert Richard Cervantes surprises the owner of this antique Chinese Imperial celadon charger with its appraisal during Grounds For Sculpture, Hour 1.
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On March 21, 2022, the charger here, represented through Doyle Auctions in NYC, soared above its estimate of $80,000-$120,000 to achieve the sum of $390,600 at auction, with buyers premium.
Whats buyers premium?
@@dredlew boutique and high end auctions often require the buyer to pay a fee (generally between 10-20%) on top of their winning bid.
@@dredlew In auctions, the buyer's premium is a charge in addition to the hammer price (i.e. the winning bid announced) of an auction item, or lot. The winning bidder is required to pay both the hammer price and the percentage of that price called for by the buyer's premium. It is charged by the auctioneer in addition to the commission which has always been charged by auction houses to sellers.[1] One hundred per cent of the "buyer's premium" is retained by the auction house and is not shared with the item's seller. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyer%27s_premium
Wow…so pleased for the lovely lady
@@mrbear1302 No; purely what it was worth in world wide bidding at an auction...
"I'm so pleased you own this" was a very good sentiment.
I thought so too. You can tell he was honored and delighted to behold this piece
so kind
Same! We've been so well trained to expect strangers to try to take advantage of people that a statement like this comes as a shock.
Apparently she sold it for nearly $400k
Agreed
"I'm so pleased you own this". This guy... Is top notch. I'm pleased he's an appraiser.
I really enjoyed listening to this guy. He has such a nice, clear, calm presentation style. The charger is truly stunning and I'm so happy for that lady.
I think it’s incredible he can read the Chinese characters.
@@IrishAnnie Not really, as Chinese and Japanese pottery/antiques are probably his specialties
Now that the lady told everyone watching that she hides the Charger under her bed I hope to God after hearing it'a worth, she will get it insured and lock it up in a safe ! That ain't something I would just leave in my house out in the open ! You never know, theives are everywhere, could even be your neighbor across the street !
wrgg
I really like this appraiser. He's knowledgeable without being a snob.
He should narrate audiobooks. He has a very pleasing voice.
i really like it when someone humble and unknowing ends up having something of significant value, especially if they aren't from a family of huge wealth. They are even more deserving
That's not deserving. This has been stolen from its country of origin.
@@voiceabove This item wasn’t stolen. Go troll somewhere else.
@@hsmd4533 True. It was bought and shipped to Japan. And her father came by it legally. You know, if all that Chinese pottery had stayed in China, we would be using Mudware. Not china.
I totally agree! I almost said out loud as I watched the ending of it," Well, Bless her heart". 😅
sold for 390k this year
Such a gentleman, the appraiser is a class act in kindness and professionalism. So happy for the nice lady, and of course the charger is an extraordinary piece of art.
Almost three hundred years old and it looks brand new! Amazing!!
It's unreal
真赛假。😅
as they say .... " do you have the box it came in ? " .....
That's how humans did things in the past, before we decided it would be just a fine if they last two or three years and then just end up thrown away. We call that "progress".
@@guywerb no, it is because it is porcelain and hasn't been used a lot. Porcelain made today in the same manner will age just as well.
He's a very good appraiser. One of the best I've seen on this show.
Utter creep!
Sadly less than 2 weeks later her house was broken into and robbed 🙄
@@GoogleUser-yj1wy BS. Provide the link if that is true.
@@lauschangriff do you watch these videos just to get angry
If he's a 'good appraiser' why was he off a factor of 4x. Makes me suspicious he appraised it so low so perhaps, he, his company, or a friend can buy it at a discount imo.
He is SO GRACIOUS. And she's adorable.
Poor uncle could not even see the piece, but still set his niece for a huge surprise and provided for her wonderfully, thank you uncle! I am very happy for the lady!
wrrr
I think AR must be the only UK show to have made it to the US with the same quality and restraint, plus excellent appraisers. Which makes finds like this all the more exciting.
I actually like the US version better - not sure why...
@@MM-Iconoclast Same here. The only other show to ever come even remotely close, for me, is The Office.
Same. I hate most of the US versions. Like Kitchen Nightmares. They added so much musical flourishes, smash cuts, etc and ruined the charm. But AR is one of the very few which kept all of the content and charm
@@hedlundThe American Office is brilliant.
@@Whippy99 Unwatchable! Trash in fact, compared with the British version.
I love how professionally supportive this guy is.
that is a marvelous way of putting it! Just the words I was thinking!
He's a class act.
Ever since I was 8 or so I have always enjoyed some Antiques Roadshow.
I love the smile on his face when the woman says she believes the value to being somewhere around $1000.
Imagine the smile if it was Rick from Pawn Stars!
@@cultclassic999 "I can give you $75 for it, and I'm taking all the risk here"
The look on her face when he told her the real estimate! 😊
What a stunning piece of porcelain. The ancient artistry of East Asian cultures never ceases to amaze me.
The appraiser treated this piece as the owner...as a real gentleman.
the celadon glaze on this piece is especially stupendous its so very consistent and the pooling around the inner ring is the exact same the entirety of the way round its larger than your average celadon charger (10-13inches) which makes it extremely sought after and lets not even mention the fact its more than likely spent most of its life away from danger and sunlight inside that box this is an incredible find that the Chinese will NO DOUBT overpay for please expect $180k+
Joe Choi 1 day ago (edited) On March 21, 2022, the charger here, represented through Doyle Auctions in NYC, soared above its estimate of $80,000-$120,000 to achieve the sum of $390,600 at auction, with buyers premium.
Glad to hear it. I totally looks like a piece that would inspire a new level of valuation.
Beautifully said.
Aye. This honestly looks like it was made yesterday.
🤓
What a charming appraiser! I could listen to his voice all day! Lovely charger as well.
That luminous blue/green glaze... simply beautiful. The shapes of celadon from this period have an almost art deco feel to them. Love it!
It’s like finding out that hunk of crystal you’ve kept with the Yahtzee dice is really a rare diamond. What a delightful revelation!
There’s this quartz piece I found that has strange triangular markings on it, much like a diamond would. I’m sure it’ll be quartz but hey, it was found in south Africa in a creek, so it entirely impossible. Otherwise my family after my death will have a nice potential fortune on their hands. :-)
I love celadon pieces, but I usually see things the size of a teacup. This is huge, dramatic, and amazing.
I love the box too!! And how blunt the inscription is hehe No fuss.
It's amazing to think, before her uncle got this charger it already had a couple *hundred years* of history to it. Amazing, I'm happy for her and I can imagine many (very rich) chinese art collectors would be very interested in a piece like this.
It sold for $396k last year at auction 😀
The way it’s displayed on that rickety looking stand and table was stressing me out 😂
That lady is adorable I love her!
"in Asian art trade, good things come in Japanese boxes!" 😂😂😂
Glad I’m not the only one.
Ask the Japanese who brought it back from China to Japan, whether he bought it for a fair price, or it was grabbed ?
@@csking6377 Who cares? You think the Chinese have clean hands? The loved a good looting just as much as anyone else.
that thing looks brand new... and the detail you can see when looking closely is unbelievable. the knowledge and skill of the people that made things like that just blows my mind.
Thank god people don't know what's under their beds but somehow still value it tremendously... This is stunning and so nice to see in its original state
Beautiful color, understated without being plain, quality without extravagance - wow.
It is a hallmark of yong zheng period ceramics. Most of the best monochrome ceramics known today came from the yong zheng era. Very elegant. A pity his successor qianlong went the other way in ceramics ....
A very simple large bowl. But somehow exceptional in appearance and effect.
Even the box is immaculate. Incredible
And still ... it is a 300 year old Celadon Charger, older than the US itself. It is priceless!
What a humble lady ... The surprise in her voice was wonderful...
YongZhen is my absolute favorite emperor. So glad she had a great result from this.
Clear, concise, this gentleman is very good at this. I am very happy for the lady. She has taken very good care of this item.
This always reminds me of that Frasier episode where Martin Crane keeps going "yeah, that's pretty much what I expected" at all of the amazing backstory he's being told about his object.
best tv show ever made
This is really great. Such a pleasure to see someone who really knows their stuff, and the lady’s reaction was wonderful. Brilliant.
I’m not surprised it went so high at auction, it really is a stunning piece.
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
Bless her heart 💜 I enjoy the surprise and joy 💜
Amazing to think it looks so new and well kept that it could be 50-80 years old, when in fact its older than the very country its in!
This bowl is older than many countries in the world
That is absolutely beautiful. I have a few pieces of celadon that I bought when stationed in Korea. They were not old as they came from the factory. There were intricate pieces that I could only look at, but not afford. I’m happy with the few pieces I have. I’m happy for this lady’s good fortune.
Always nice when these sweet old people find out something is worth mega bucks, couldn't be more stoked for her.
For anyone who has ever watched high level Chinese antique porcelain auctions, it is clear that this could easily exceed that estimate, even going into the high six or low seven figures…Especially something newly discovered like this, that the market has never seen!
Definitely. It's becoming increasingly common for wealthy Chinese individuals to effectively transfer their wealth into traditional art or property etc (partly to avoid their government overreach, which is putting it lightly...)
@@akar2755 Yes, right now the wealthy Chinese are buying as much as they can in auctions and the prices for anything of Chinese heritage are setting records constantly for bids. I could see this at half a million easily because it's in such pristine condition.
Joe Choi 1 day ago (edited) On March 21, 2022, the charger here, represented through Doyle Auctions in NYC, soared above its estimate of $80,000-$120,000 to achieve the sum of $390,600 at auction, with buyers premium.
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Dang, I wasn't far off saying it could go to half a million. That's unreal.
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Thanks so much for the update! That’s so exciting! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
"It's been under my bed this whole time?!" How about the fact your cat was sleeping in it? 😂
Well that escalated quickly from "I have a picture of my cat in it" to 80-120k
The colour is beautiful, the colour of heaven
Now, I want to see the picture with her cat sitting in it! 😻
beautiful timeless piece of art and history mixed into one. older than the country it was just appraised in.
Just love this one, such a specific but succinctly told history for this beautiful piece. Love the evening atmosphere of this bit too!
i love the ladys genuine reaction - what a sweet lady.
What a sweet lady congratulations on her windfall & her family’s excellent stewardship
Wow. 300 years old! So beautiful
I'm not into antiques but that was beautiful.
Wow! Three centuries of households without young children.
The compare, host, does a wonderful job.
His smile after she said "I thought about $1000" Priceless !!!!
"actually, more like $2000, but I'll give you $2500 for your travels"
Ya know, I just stumbled upon this channel today, because a video showed up in my feed, and I decided to watch it. I'm now subscribed and checking out videos like a mad man. What a wonderful show. There are still good things in this world.
Im so pleased for her. What a sweetie.
I'm surprised she didn't react more to the age of the piece. That's so impressive! Both age & value. Such a gorgeous piece & she had such a wholesome reaction.
She was in shock.
wym bro she was in elementary back then
Before America existed, she's like 'nope'
Where are you from ? I suppose you're American because I'm always baffled how Americans are impressed by the age of anything that's a hundred years old... I went to a museum (an old plantation that was open to visit) in the US where they were exposing a pair of shoes that was maybe 100 years old. As a European, in my family we would not pay attention to such a thing and call it junk because our attics are full of such old things. Indeed the building I grew up in is 100 years old and it's not considered very old... And my mother grew up in a 500 years old building with a few trees over 200 years old in the garden (and my grandfather owns an~1200 years old farm, which to be fair is one of the oldest buildings in the area). This is not to brag but it's interesting how people in the US have a warped vision of what an "antique" is... Or maybe we have...
@@huguesjouffrai9618 I was more commenting on the fact that she estimated it to be around 100 years old...and then it was much, much older.
It's nice when good things happen to nice people
This is a beautiful piece of art. The lady's story of her uncle acquiring it 'after the war' makes me wonder How, from whom and where it was 'acquired'.
I bet he killed a whole family for it and then poured their blood in the bowl. Gee I wonder. You liberals
I agree. I doubt that he acquired it as plainly as he wanted this naive lady to believe.
@@amatteroflogic Very possibly looted from the Japanese who in turn looted it from the Chinese...
Excellent appraisal and such a lovely lady - She had the winning lottery ticket lying under her bed but thought it was worth only a thousand bucks - She cashed it in to pocket an amazing 300,000 bucks at auction - Hope the cash brings her plenty of happy times.
Cat: don't you DARE sell my bed.
Her reaction is priceless. Very cool piece.
The first words on the label says the name of the emperor at the time who ruled from 1722-1735. He wasn't a popular emperor but certainly his name would have made this easy to date
Awww I’m so glad when sweet people like this get an awesome surprise.
Best Uncle ever
Absolutely stunning piece.
Wow, a genuinly nice surprise find.... amazing piece of ceramic.
I would be terrified to transport that after I got the valuation lol
Amazing! I love these moments on Antiques Roadshow. So much fun to see, something that had been kept in an attic and under a bed for years.
It's beautiful, a beautiful colour
@@Godwinpounds4333 no speaka da engrish
Crazy how it's not even chipped in almost 300 years
Thank God she didn’t say, “well it’s not for sale” Keep something like that too long and it’ll get stolen or broken when the money could be used to help family or yourself.
what a darling lady and what a wonderful appraiser. I really want to see the pic of the cat in that bowl.
Loved her reaction!
Me - holding my breath the whole time, waiting for that bowl to go flying off that tiny table!
lol me too. I was imagining a "Whoops" and it is rolling off and then a crashing sound......then silence. "So yeah, About 120,000."
@@Arthezius 😂😂😂
As someone who lived in Japan and use to Japanese ceramics, my gut was telling me that is not Japanese, but was curious since it obviously had a Japanese box.
I'm so happy for her, what a lovely history of for this piece
Always a story about an item sitting in an attic somewhere and it turns out to be worth a crap ton of money 💰 😂
Joe Choi 1 day ago (edited) On March 21, 2022, the charger here, represented through Doyle Auctions in NYC, soared above its estimate of $80,000-$120,000 to achieve the sum of $390,600 at auction, with buyers premium.
I think I need a different attic.
As soon as I saw that charger and the amazing colour and luster I knew. I cried for her when he gave her the estimate😔
She got a lot more at auction 360 thousand dollars. 🇬🇧 👍
Incredible!
It's an absolute masterpiece.
Nicest cat bed I’ve seen in a while. 😻
What a great moment
Omg - give that woman a hug!
I live in Hamilton where this was filmed. Not sure if she is local but if ever see her im giving her a huge high five
The drive home with this in the car must be nerve wrecking 😁
No problemo -- ship it FEDEX, and it'll be waiting for you when you get home.
@@hxhdfjifzirstc894they've broken my stuff
My Art teacher took us to the Victoria & Albert Museum to view pottery that I thought was dull. So Plain. But the Glaze was Perfect. And that was the point, of course. To achieve that perfection was the aim. As Halston would have said, "Leastest is Mostest!
Ha ha ha loved the Halston reference !
It’s such a gorgeous piece!
Wow! The only thing under my bed are dust bunnies! 😂😂😂 I would never be that lucky! Who has this stuff? 😮 ,Lucky them! 😊
Pretty awesome!
There's a Robert Heinlein story "We also walk dogs" when the 3 major protagonists steal a Chinese bowl to entice a brilliant mathematician into discovering anti-gravity. For me though, the best part was the ending. The 3 asked the mathematician if sometimes they could just come and look at the bowl. Please.
1.) In the future, we use a Time Machine to travel back and "borrow" this item--bringing it back to the future to be auctioned off for over $6 million. 2.) We then travel back in time and pay the owner the current and correct market value for that object as per the date in the past. 3.) Thus bankrolling the Temporal Agency Department through pseudo legal means.* *Absolutely no personal benefit or gain is allowed for any Temporal Agent in this process...afterall we don't want to imbalance the timeline.
Congratulations to the nice lady 👍
Her cat had good taste.
Holy smokes!
Joe Choi 1 day ago (edited) On March 21, 2022, the charger here, represented through Doyle Auctions in NYC, soared above its estimate of $80,000-$120,000 to achieve the sum of $390,600 at auction, with buyers premium.
Imagine if the cat had knocked it over on accident lol
Or scratched it!
Or pissed in it, and she couldn't get that odor out! LOL
Another Great Episode! Thank You!! Bless You all!
If that’s real, that is one of the reasons why Chinese people r proud of their culture.