Preview: L.C. Tiffany Furnaces, Inc. Lamp | Desert Botanical Garden, Hr 1 | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS

[@trilby5546]

Finding a free Tiffany lamp was truly a blessing.👍⭐️👍⭐️

[@GM-qq1wi]

Very informative appraisal; good to know that modern rewiring won't devalue it and how well protected the shade must be when moving it.

[@hd-xc2lz]

But how lucky was the woman to have a neighbor who saw the old wiring and thought to say "slow down and find out more about this lamp???"

[@jedidiah710]

Arlie Sulka is one of the best appraisers in ARS. 🙂

[@camerrill]

Just give it an appropriately designed wire, not a plastic looking thing.

[@pietheijn-vo1gt]

Because it's a safety issue. The wiring looks old and decayed, it should definitely be replaced. Imagine you accidentally touch the live wire, you could die, only because you wanted the lamp to be original

[@dancingmeerkat2078]

Can you imagine how the previous owner feels if they see this? OMG!! 😱

[@investoman007]

She realized she had something with the way the appraiser started talking about and handling the lamp. Sweet lady and it touched her heart.

[@bonniekeough244]

One look at that shade and you know you hit the jackpot. It's beautiful!!

[@garotadagavea]

Bonnie Keough right?

[@nothingshouldbewithouteffort]

It really is, the iridescence alone makes it so.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Most people still would not want that thing in their house though.

[@robertbuchwald6514]

Apparently this woman is totally clueless when it took her 2 days to pick up a FREE lamp that was a Tiffany.

[@robertbuchwald6514]

@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Boy are you WRONG !

[@SMX815]

The lamp is really unusual & I would love that in the drawing room 👍

[@mwoods1052]

I find it astonishing that people would not take a few moments to inspect something old and at least make an attempt to find out if it’s valuable before tossing it out. Have people never heard about Antiques Roadshow? How many decades has that been on PBS all around the country?

[@DrBeeSpeaks]

What a sweet lady. She is so grateful! ❤️

[@lauraalt7863]

Beauty is in the eyes of beholder. I think the lamp is beautiful.

[@kristenm4692]

Why don’t I ever find things like this?

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

lousy neighbours!

[@Paula_Shelton]

Why would she think the lamp is ugly? I think it’s absolutely beautiful!

[@HigherPlanes]

It's not, she's obviously lying to be dramatic. Why would you take something that's ugly. And she wiped a fake tear.

[@clairecadoux471]

Paula Shelton have you never experienced liking something a friend doesnt like? As for 'fake tear', have you never had an eyelash drop or an irritating speck of dust arrive at the most inconvenient time? You will.

[@Paula_Shelton]

Claire Cadoux I didn’t say anything about a fake reaction. That was HigherPlanes. I just said I thought the lamp was beautiful.

[@HigherPlanes]

@@Paula_Shelton And I stand by my word.

[@Paula_Shelton]

HigherPlanes Whatev’s. Everyone has different tastes. She just didn’t know what she had.

[@dabroncobabe7441]

I need better neighbors!!

[@Aloewells]

I need sexy and kasak neighbors.

[@janedoe805]

Me too!

[@camerrill]

Oh, it makes me cry to hear you say that this beautiful piece is UGLY. it is well crafted and beautiful to me. I was a docent at the Morse Museum in Winter Park, Florida, because I had researched Tiffany and all Arts and Crafts, etc. art and architecture for decades. I love it. I love it. I would give it a good forever home!

[@jblyon2]

My great grandmother had a matching pair of Tiffany lamps. One day she decided they were old and ugly so she took the shades off, smashed them in the trash, and put on new shades she thought were prettier. My grandma got so worked up every time she told the story.

[@camerrill]

@@jblyon2 Oh, dear. When I hear stories like this, I am reminded that the people of that era had been through the Great War and the Spanish Flu and had been hurt by nature. They had great hope that the future would hold better promise in the hope of science and "progress." If you want to hear a sad story, read up on the downfall of the Louis Comfort Tiffany business and property, especially his own ravishing home, Laurelton Hall, on Long Island. With his aesthetic crushed by the roaring twenties and art deco and modernism and his fortunes in tatters, his home fell into wrack and ruin. My former boss went to the home and found windows leaning against shed walls, the glass bulging out, everything in a state of decay. He bought everything he could salvage and built the finest, most comprehensive collection of his company's works in the world. Read up on the Morse Gallery in Winter Park, Florida. It is the closest thing to perfection I found when I lived in Orlando.

[@eddieking2976]

I wonder how many people walked by that lamp without knowing what it was?🤔

[@jamesmcdonald2680]

All of them

[@hd-xc2lz]

Lots of people don't look closely because they say to themselves "I already have too much stuff." And besides, 95% of stuff in takeaway piles is worthless junk.

[@growlerfrown487]

Now that u know it’s worth something

[@dielaughing73]

And who on earth gave it away??

[@sutats]

So delicate, so precious.

[@junebennett978]

Love these shows! Thank You!!!

[@purewonka]

What kind of lunatic leaves a LCT lamp in the trash?

[@M.Campbell]

One who is now out $10,000.

[@Sean-me4fv]

It’s usually either old people cleaning out their stuff so their kids don’t have to deal with it after they die, or it’s young people cleaning out their old grandparents stuff after they die. Neither have any idea of the value of old things. The old people may have inherited it from their parents and therefore have no idea how much it cost their parents to buy in 1920, and the young people have similarly inherited it and have no idea how valuable it is.

[@danielheaton]

The 1%.

[@nz7921]

Lunatics do that... All kinds...

[@janepoultney5207]

Lunatics who aren't experts on Tiffany lamps. Most people probably wouldn't know this lamp was made by Tiffany.

[@ChristineJonah88]

Funny she thought it was ugly, but when the appraiser was going to take the lamp off, she was like oh be careful.

[@paulashumpert803]

Lovely lamp!

[@maxwellsmart4422]

I don’t like Tiffany style but this one I do. For a free lamp, it must be nice to have picked up.

[@AmyBaggott]

How did Arlie hold herself back when she said it was an ugly lamp? 😂

[@corgeousgeorge]

OMG that woman was shocked. Very cute.

[@sheilamacpherson4948]

That sit that walked by in the end was an antique.

[@BatmanBoss]

She said it was ugly lol It’s beautiful!

[@Kim-mz8co]

"Free." Dang!

[@hd-xc2lz]

She needs to give her neighbor a big ol' hug and kiss!

[@Felix-oy2jg]

Bretter a little bit of the profit she makes

[@noahboat580]

Probably would find something like that on bulky item pickup at the Mission Hills mansions of Prairie Village. Billionares live there and theres all kinds of treasures there. In fact, there was a demo on one of the mansions, and up in the attic were these very moldy asian screens. There was copper piping right on top of them unfortunately, but thats the caliber of what you can find off the curb

[@sheilamacpherson4948]

That suit that walked by in the end was an antique.

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Hey Shelia, when pointing something out, it would help if you timestamped it with minutes (0 for less than a min) a colon : followed by seconds... like this 2:32 Now all that one has to do is click the link. And yes that is a helluva suit. I think that's their ephemera appraiser. Big guy booming voice

[@HunterShows]

The wiring is worth something to me.

[@hendu7111]

2:34 check out that suit!

[@mikethebeginner]

That's Nicholas D. Lowry, one of the appraisers on the show. He's an expert on vintage posters. He's the President of Swann Auction Galleries, and he always wears very loud plaid suits. It's a trademark. Watch the show and you will see him from time to time.

[@garotadagavea]

Ugly?! That is a GORGEOUS shade!

[@Patrick-pt2yd]

Wow what a life changing moment!

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

From a Lamp?? Im sure life went on without much change .. except for the well lit corner in the living room>

[@123benny4]

I bring my lamp in from Home Hardware: The base is steel and the lamp is opaque glass. Never transport the lamp like you did. Remove the shade because the value is in the shade. On the bottom of the base, you can see a piece of Elvis Presley velvet. That is there to protect it from slipping. If you remove the velvet, you'd probably see NO signature because these lamps were manufactured by the millions. Do you want to know the value of your lamp? Sure. Well, at auction, it would probably go for $6.00 to $10.00, on a good day. What? Really? My goodness. I never could have imagined. I love it even more now. LOL

[@sheilamacpherson4948]

My kids are watching antiques roadshow from aga 4.

[@jstuff6480]

Its so nice! The person who threw it out must of thought it was ugly as well

[@QIKWIA]

❓When is the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW rescheduling to come back to Williamsburg, VA?

[@wvmike7008]

Not any time soon with the virus

[@kalevala29]

always amazes me the things people will either give away or sell for very little.

[@tommypetraglia4688]

I'm showing this to wife who is always scolding me for picking through curbside trash

[@caidyc]

What neighbourhood did you say you live in?

[@hiroshir]

Awww, what a great story!

[@twmlloyd5257]

Bless her

[@d.st.michael4195]

Yeah, this happens to me all the time.

[@bruceg.6282]

And her neighbor threw it out!

[@jontest5718]

A whole lot of precious and valuable items have been carelessly discarded when old folks pass on and kids / relatives are left to clean up and clean out living spaces.

[@bruceg.6282]

Your story makes more sense than mine.

[@RonGee]

Neighbor, after seeing the episode: Hey, isn't that the lamp we threw out last year?

[@tubal4450]

@@DorkVader26 I don't think it was stolen, but I didn't buy her story either. Probably a plant by AR or someone looking to get famous.

[@pleasejustdobetter]

I can't believe she said she thought the lamp was ugly.

[@bRichgray]

More Arlie Sulka!

[@terrancebrown87]

Who else seen Willy wonka walk by at the end there?

[@sarahconner9433]

GOOD DAY SIR!!!!

[@kateruterbories2692]

Very beautiful!! Nothing ugly about it!!

[@Kane-ib5sn]

one can read the Great Gatsby (torture), comes from the same era. just imagine that lamp somewhere...

[@TheBlizzardcat]

One man's trash is another's treasure.

[@carls.1000]

Yeah, it said Tiffany on the bottom and on the shade but I didn't realize it was valuable, so I put it out at the street. Know anybody that wants an old Duesenberg before I have it crushed tomorrow?

[@me2525]

I used to work at a thrift store. People donated valuable things ALL THE TIME. And the worst culprits? Mostly male children who had recently lost their last parent. They would bring everything and just drop it off. I have found countless valuable glass and ceramic "knick knacks" that have been worth a good chunk of money.

[@will8026]

Mostly "male" children, eh? Yet this female was clueless about the lamp and also thought it was ugly.

[@88997799]

I bet her Neighbor is pissed after watching this.

[@petermueller7407]

I do not buy the lady's story. No way will anyone put a lamp outside at the street 'for free' if you clearly can read 'Tiffanys' at the bottom of the thing. No-one will do that. So, where does she have that item from....?

[@kusinangmasablog3729]

I have one of this tifanny lamp how i sell it

[@kathleen7849]

I like it.

[@utuber2940]

Free!!!! WTF...WHERE WAS THIS.......😵

[@Danwade7979]

Pawn stars left the auction

[@QIKWIA]

Very beautiful...🔥

[@jerryleroy9187]

Yes you are!

[@rbjones72703]

Wowowowow!

[@joshwinters6214]

It's amazing what people just give away or sell for nothing

[@johnfd0210]

I can't imagine someone not turning it over to look at the base (before they threw it out). Great for this woman, though!

[@Agirmetal]

When she heard the price from her face impression i felt she needs that money a lot. I can be wrong of course. Happy for her.

[@luckyone8939]

2nd day still sitting in trash free?

[@Chitukuravi]

So shad'y

[@grubbs517]

On Chi, you little scamp. I saw what you did there.🙉

[@briannovak5028]

One day I’m going to find $15,000 on the side of the road. I can feel it… lol

[@88997799]

I never pass stuff on the side of the road that says free.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@Riddick tonn. Your house must look like it😂

[@88997799]

@@danacaro-herman3530 full of treasures… most people are very stupid. Would you take a candy bar or once ounce gold coin? Check out Mark Dice video about that offer.

[@tigermoon44]

Who in this day and time doesn't know the name Tiffany?

[@TheFlyingZulu]

Before watching a few of these videos... I didn't. ahaha

[@maureen14]

The person putting it out I'm sure knew it was a Tiffany and they just wanted to pass it on to somebody bc they didn't want it anymore. And to the commentor who said "Who would put a Tiffany in the trash?"..Well she never said it was in the trash. It was in front of her neighbors house to take for free. Big difference.

[@kitno1]

Because is not modern some people throwing money away! She just pick up a 15 grand lamp from 4 doors away for free. I will send them a card and said thanks for the money!

[@juliaschultz6793]

Isn't the appropriate thing to do is to contact the neighbor and either return it or offer some compensation???

[@rexbuck4046]

Incidents like this are tests. If you rejoice and keep it, you fail. If you return the lamp to the people who unknowingly discarded it and tell them of it's value, you pass and become a better person. If you cannot find the owner, sell it and do good with the most of the money. Keep the remainder in clear conscience.

[@tracyroweauthor]

well thank you for being the arbitor of how all humans should behave

[@sheisbrit17]

Bet whoever gave that away is pissed after this.

[@3506Dodge]

Watch this whole program. Most of these people in Phoenix just "ain't right" as my grandmother would have said. They all seem to lack some basic sense of self awareness.

[@kurtmason6136]

Rick from pawn stars would offer 50 bucks but only after he got his buddy down there to inspect it

[@EldonMeeks]

Interesting

[@mats7492]

Who would give a tiffany lamp away for free?

[@janepoultney5207]

Someone who had no idea it was a Tiffany lamp. It doesn't exactly scream TIFFANY.

[@gregahunt]

maybe not the brightest......bulb

[@nz7921]

Yet she thought it was ugly...

[@majorintherepublick5862]

This lady gets very poor taste, this is gorgeous just like everything else he made

[@wizloon9052]

I hope her neighbor (4 houses up the street) doesn't see this episode.

[@bobbycratchet3958]

Ummmmmm So she couldn't turn the lamp over and read? That's akin to seeing a Rolls Royce emblem or a Rolex Oyster watch and not knowing what they represent. Can I trade this off brand watch in for a Casio? I could pay a little extra in cash too if need be. I just can't believe she could be as old as she is and not ever hearing about them. Her story strains credibility, hence my incredulity.

[@TakeAmericaBack2010]

Where are these Tiffany trash heaps? I simply must find one someday. Stunning. Gorgeous. Story may not be true. Wonderful.

[@The_Not_So_Great_Cornholio]

"Something like this is very desirable because it is intact." Yes, Captain Obvious. People do tend to like their things intact.

[@peaceandllov]

Story sounds possibly a little fishy

[@janepoultney5207]

@@DorkVader26 You can only guarantee that you're an idiot.

[@johnhaxby306]

someone threw it out!!!! She got it for free!!!! why doesn't this ever happen to me!? all I ever find are old couches that someones cat peed on.

[@HangImHigh]

Sounds a little shady to me 🤔

[@peterdurkin1499]

Hmm let's see now..if the neighbor who. Put it out free is watching the road show...she should give some to the old owner

[@counterflow5719]

If she sold it for $1 her ROI would be infinite.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

I would have returned it to the neighbor.

[@kaprantil]

Here’s a free $15K lamp.

[@fixedguitar47]

She seen it for “free”? I call BS!

[@tracyroweauthor]

why? People do that all the time.

[@zigzagz_8423]

🍥🤺

[@tesoro7788]

If the universe is giving these kinds of gifts. I am expecting a bag full of clean money not less than $15000 the next time I’m taking a walk.

[@pablojose4890]

Is it right to keep it when obviously the person giving it away for free had no idea of its worth?

[@akhrormuminov7180]

She is a bad actor

[@artvandelay4545]

Everyone is criticizing this lady, but I say give her a break. To an uneducated eye, seeing and old lamp with a knarly cord discarded by the side of the street would maybe look like trash. Plus you walk by it several times and nobody grabs it, validating your idea it is trash. Well trash is ugly most of the time so voila...It becomes a lot more attractive in one's mind once you know it's LCT and very valuable. Personally, I see plenty of art I can't see the monetary value in, especially modern art, so I can forgive this lady for not realizing what she had.

[@peggyshaw1247]

I would take back to original owner and share the money. But just me..

[@donlitos]

At first she calls the handmade fine-art lamp ugly, then starts literally crying when she hears the value. Tells us a lot about the values of our society

[@shafathussaini187]

Karen getting lucky after grabbing free stuff

[@ianbromley7218]

A lucky find but the recipient has no taste or style, describing it as ‘ugly’. I guess her house is white, high shine plastic throughout and she thinks it’s ‘Klassy’

[@lynnlobliner3933]

I hope if she sells that she shares with the neighbor who threw it out.

[@robertmedina3982]

She stolen it