 The
Canadian Antiques Roadshow Newsletter
September 2006
Issue 14
Our
new season debuts on CBC TV
Tuesday,
October 3 at 7:30pm!
For a listing
of the order in which the new half-hour shows will air go to http://www.canadianantiquesroadshow.com/tv_schedule.htm
In
this issue...
Meet
Glass Expert Janet Carlile
Janet
began collecting antiques seriously about a decade ago because she "wanted
to know more about artifacts: how they were made and how they were used.
After my first degree in Canadian History I didn't really want to teach
so I went to London where I had the opportunity to do a course at Sotheby's...."
read
more
Also
in this issue:
Read
more about the Beaumont
Hamel bag found in St. John’s in Season Two…
Check
out the updated Q and A section…
 As
promised from last newsletter, here is more information about these items…
Expert
Rosemary Beckett looked at a great ship in a bottle in Moncton, but neither
she nor the guest was able to determine whether or not Snug Harbour was
an actual place. There is a Snug Harbour near Liverpool, Nova Scotia,
but it is impossible to say whether this is the inspiration for the item.
The guest believed that the bottle had been made by her grandfather or
great-grandfather, but she wasn’t certain. She only knew that “it’s
been in the family as long as my dad can remember.” Rosemary was
quite taken with the item because it was “in its original bottle,
the stopper is still intact.”
Appraiser
Uno Langmann believes that this 20th century mask was made by the Yoruba
people who live on the west coast of Africa in Nigeria. The Yoruba are
one of the largest cultural groups in Africa; there are about 40 million
of them world-wide. They are well known for their unique artistic traditions
including beadwork, woodcarving, sculpture, metal work and textiles. This
mask is likely worth about $50.
The
guest who brought this oil lamp to Kitchener has been an avid collector
for over 20 years. This particular lamp, which he got “for a bargain”
is an American made cranberry opalescent coin dot lamp and it was worth
considerable more than what he paid for it eight years ago.
We’ve
had a great response to this year’s tour. Here’s what some
of you have said:
Just
a note to say how much we enjoyed the day at the Roadshow at Dundurn Castle
in Hamilton! Neither my friend nor I will be able to 'retire' if we sold
our articles (nor do we want to sell them anyway), but we had so much
fun there! Our questions were answered and even though the appraisers
were under time constraints, we didn't feel rushed through. Everyone seemed
to have everything under control, even with the amount of people there.
We met so many nice people in the lineups! Made a couple of new friends,
and got a photo taken with Valerie Pringle. Please keep up the good work,
and we hope you have as much fun doing the show as we had attending it.
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I
had the great experience to attend the Hamilton Roadshow. Although the
items that I brought had no great monetary value the experience was of
greater value. I would like to congratulate the Antiques Roadshow and
the CBC for a great job. The event was well organized, everyone was friendly
and courteous and the appraisers were wonderful. Good job to all and thank-you
for the experience.
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I
received tickets for the Vancouver Roadshow, flew in to Vancouver the
morning of the show and just wanted to say I had a GREAT TIME! My stuff
wasn't worth much, but oh well-it was a blast anyway. looking forward
to the next time you come to Calgary.
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Antiques Roadshow,
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