10 Highest Valuations On Antiques Roadshow

The antiques world was rocked (okay, more like gently bumped) when a recent episode of Antiques Roadshow estimated a woman’s collection of carved Chinese jade objects at $710,000 to $1.07 million. Either figure would make it the highest-appraised item in Antiques Roadshow history. Unfortunately, when the woman actually sold the items at auction, she only got $494,615. Why the discrepancy? It’s complicated — read about it here if you want the blow-by-blow from real antiques experts. Meanwhile, below I have collected the Top 10 Antiques Roadshow valuations (actually 11 items, as there’s a tie for second place), courtesy of YouTube user Ultranothing. The jade still comes in first as I’m counting by valuation, despite its later actual sale value being lower than predicted.

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