Tang Dynasty Marble Lion | Vintage Albuquerque | Preview

[@bigkwisnieski5705]

The tremor in his voice is the purest joy, it is so beautiful

[@johnmc3862]

???

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

I agree. He is truly passionate about his work.

[@jamescollier2370]

I did a one-year course in England in 2004-05, “The Restoration and Conservation of Antique English Furniture”. I experienced the feeling of working on a piece of furniture made by someone’s hands in ca. 1760. The piece was a chair made of cherry wood. It was in terrible shape, worm eaten, broken joints, light damaged. Really, it was ready to be broken apart and burned in the fireplace. I worked on it for several weeks to restore it. I didn’t get a good grade, but that chair is in somebody’s house in England with a new life.

[@kceros]

I felt that way walking the Louvre once.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

Appraisers wait their whole lives to come across a piece like this, some never even get the chance. And when they do, if they do, one could hardly fault them for getting choked up. It’s enough to bring a grown man to tears. A true professional highlight.

[@Imfromspacehi]

Beautifully said !

[@WildWildWest30000]

Always loved this appraisal. Seeing how emotional he got, is something special.

[@michaelweinberger3014]

Agreed. I have admired this gentleman's expertise for a long time and to see his reaction to this 'holy grail' piece is amazing!

[@Francoberry]

To put things in perspective, this thing is over 1100 years old... Truly astonishing to think of the amount of world events this was around for

[@slimjimjimslim5923]

dang yeah basically almost 10-20 generations of people. The number of lives and changes in the world.

[@barryryan8267]

How wonderful to see an expert almost brought to tears by the art he loves...

[@kubel83]

Barry Ryan indeed. Great moment. I got really happy on his behalf. And on hers ofc.

[@cincy.a.l.w3219]

I know... and the women seemed to not care much at all.. he said sixth century.. I would have been totally surprised. she was like "hmmm, okay...well that's pretty neat"

[@Matthew23and12KJV]

and wants to make a profit off of 😸

[@LoddyDah]

You know I kind of got that vibe too at first. Then I thought maybe she's just in total shock and inside she's really freaking out.

[@paulrigsby2099]

Aaron Willoughby She already knew that it was ancient and priceless. What do you want from her?

[@heatherelf77]

My second favorite Roadshow moment ever, after the old man and his Navajo blanket!

[@mauricerivermusic9110]

I agree, second only to the blanket!!

[@steamymuffin]

Great video. These people are usually quiet stoic but to see his emotion and passion getting him choked up is pretty special.

[@greenleaves1938]

Appraiser was awestruck by the piece... imagine how old that is? But is still in perfect condition like it was crafted yesterday!

[@josetapia8878]

This guys reaction was so genuine.

[@MrLookitspam]

When your family gives you a gift and it’s practically priceless you are truly blessed.

[@peaceistheanswer275]

I remember visiting the Virginia Museum of fine arts for the first time. I cried like a baby. There is something special about being in the same room as works of art that have survived thousands of years.

[@uweshep4578]

That never happened. Thanks for playing, though.

[@mauricerivermusic9110]

@@uweshep4578 What never happened? This event?

[@Yankfan2025]

Passion and emotion is a gift of humanity❤

[@JW-vo9fi]

The way he feels about the ancient art touches my heart

[@blissm5677]

I adore his dedication to the love of art.

[@celticminstrel8252]

Now there's a man who truly loves his work.

[@imyourgodmachine]

I find it wonderful and it truly touches my heart when I see somebody so passionate about something.

[@MrSubmariner13]

Now theres a man with a passion for great art.

[@richardwalker9826]

priceless works of art can never be duplicated or replaced the same can be said of living things- emotions, memories, love, beauty

[@TheJennyg76]

this man truly loves history & the treasures from the past

[@neiltucker9773]

This masterpiece is already ancient now and will be around for thousands of years to come. For once it is lovely to see something so beautiful surviving.

[@silvertodd84]

His emotional response hits my heart.

[@HughLlewellyn]

Her underwhelmed "wow" made my jaw drop. That much money would be LIFE CHANGING for me. haha He had the more appropriate reaction to this piece with his joyful emotion evident. :)

[@b80-s9i]

Maybe she was thinking its worth high six figures or even million+... but we'll never know🤷‍♂️ Also, it could've simply been her monotone/blah personality😂 Congrats to her tho!

[@ltsch1671]

When even the expert almost starts crying, then you know that you have something special and very valuable.

[@joehunt8576]

I am so glad her lovely work of art turned out to be priceless. She is so humble, hope she inherited other nice items. To me, some people only the best!

[@aimeeglatt2713]

Awwwww! I adore people that feel things so deeply. What a sweet man!

[@georgewhitehead8185]

Mr. Lark E. Mason (Lark Mason Associates) is an amazing person. He knows his art, and this is SO special for him to see and evaluate a piece like this, that it chokes him up. Dr. G. Whitehead

[@dalerimoller272]

I wish she would sell it to the appraiser. He truly appreciates the history behind it and he absolutely loves the art. She seemed underwhelmed. I would love to see his reaction to owning it and being able to place it in his own home.

[@gabereber5848]

The appraiser probably wouldn’t even feel worthy to have it in his home 😂

[@TexasLadyS]

It’s been 17 years. If she’s passed on, that thing is somewhere in a private collection by now and one of her grandkids has a lovely house in the country!

[@ccharles848]

I knew it was special when the appraiser started to get emotional.

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

Tang dynasty tho ! No joke

[@Nanomachines5on]

Give it to that guy i think he’ll appreciate it way more

[@randallmarsh1187]

When he turned it over for proof I thought he was going to show the "Made in China" emblem...............

[@colinohare3639]

Randall Marsh hahaha

[@ricaard]

Randall Marsh well...it was...

[@JL-ix5io]

Oh, God.

[@cesiumbob7278]

Lol unfortunately English in the form we know it did not exist back then lol

[@TenTenLion]

bruh 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@mattlangford73uk]

‘Not that I’d sell it’ YEAH RIGHT!! 😂

[@WadeMcLure]

You can always tell when someone was expecting to come out a millionaire after the valuation... "It's worth up to $250k" and she's like "ok, good to know..." LOL

[@1tommyday]

I remember this from 20 years ago. It was one of the best I've seen on the RS. No cracks ! Nothing!!!! Incredible. Must be worth 600+k now

[@gordowg1wg145]

OK, some of you don't seem to have grasped that this is a 16 year old recording and, as such, it does not reflect current pricing for these types of antiquites - with the increasing numbers of very wealthy Chinese buying back their treasures, it might be comfortably into the 7 figure range is it came onto the market. As has been pointed out, marble is a strong, resistant material and is relatively impervious to handling damage.

[@gordowg1wg145]

So it does, I stand corrected - comes of listening rather than watching... Rather surprised, though, for the previously commented reasons.

[@ariesmight4141]

GordoWG1 WG1. They show a then and now price. 3:00-3:07

[@kcalb3180]

All you people above, no need to go verbal at each other we can talk it out peacefully, and we are the reason why this whole "comment war" begin, so I decided to come in and ends this. With a conclusion so we all be quiet and peace regain. Answer is you all wrong, I've scan every comments about this and NOTHING , NO ONE was right. EXCEPT a girl name Heidi couple comments below confirm what she saw, although not 100% correct but she saw what 80% of people can't see. Well, that will be a different topic, ok, you both wrong, I don't know why and I have no idea why, I don't want this to be shut down, So I give you an idea, people don't look like that in 2002, period. it's like sticking a photo of yourself at the age of 5 and place it on top of your current ID/passport, and it's really amazing, how people these days really just believes in what they tells you, all they have to do is make a fake videos, mix it up with some numbers , some you able to see some you able to hear, and a war started based on a videos of fakes. ( still wanna comment and won't shut up? fine, I even do the work for you guys how's that? www.lsunow.com/entertainment/antiques-roadshow-to-stop-in-baton-rouge-this-weekend/article_5e79d222-f4dc-11e2-b77e-001a4bcf6878.html

[@ariesmight4141]

KCALB. Who is warring with whom again?

[@kcalb3180]

this video..............is constantly changing adding and taking off materials ......anybody notice it was already a different story 2 hours ago......something they edited .........

[@A-Z-nu2co]

Worth "lugging it in here". NO you don't lug a priceless piece of art from the Tang Dynasty. Yes, keep it but lend it to a museum for all to see and that it can be cared for properly!

[@methylbenzodiazepine]

This was just "lion" arournd the house.

[@DoctorCreepy]

Stop lion! :)

[@michelleishappy4036]

Tyler Jackman lol

[@austinsims3741]

Ha let me hit that

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

I believe that joke also dates from the Tang dynasty.

[@m.rockwellparker9162]

God bless you. Best joke.

[@downswingplayer9712]

I have two of those in my garden.

[@tomsdottir]

If you care to look out the window you'll see that that's no longer the case.

[@bethfiori4708]

It seems that should be in a museum.

[@StarKnight619]

FINALLY been looking for this, for a while

[@iggysixx]

What never ceases to amaze me, is the amount of people who "would never sell" their item. I sincerely appreciate that they prefer to keep the item, since they don't need the money. But then I also realize... Wow. They have no need for $100.000 ~ 250.000. For most people, including myself, that would allow me to buy a house (aka gain financial wealth that can be passed on through generations of the family. And can be built upon by next generations. Much like this lady's family had probably done... Which is why she can afford to keep the item). But yeah. It still surprises me sometimes. . How the exact same sum of money can be literally life-changing to one person, ..and at the same time be a sum that another person can afford to lose (or 'have on the shelf') But good for her :) She seems like a nice lady, and I can imagine that she wants to keep the lion. Not only because of the link to her family, but also because it looks cool. I love the styling - the intense muscles, the portruding vertebrae on its back. And the weird human-like teeth. I guess that's something artists realized a few hundred years later - that lions have pointy teeth. There's an old gate here in Amsterdam - "de Brakke Grond" - from the 1600s. That gate / portal has sculptures of 3 lion heads on it - all of which have a super straight human-like row of teeth :) . It's slightly creepy because of those teeth. Haha ;)

[@kitrichardson5573]

Hard to believe it did not go up in value over 15 years. I would expect something like this to shatter records at an auction.

[@cherokeeanna969]

It belongs in a museum!!!

[@finnmccool684]

After the AR, she brought it to Pawnstars. Rick looked at it and said, "Eh, I'll give you fifty-bucks for it. That's my best offer. I have to leave room to make some money."

[@theblether8765]

If you ever get a chance, visit the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. One of the most emotional days of my life, and that's me as an amatuer. I can understand why this expert choked up.

[@Landshark2020]

One of my favorite pieces on the Antiques Roadshow!

[@billbingham3829]

I would never sell tha- "it's worth 120 to 180 thousand..."- SOLD!!!!!

[@bradmoyse6162]

They would be bleeping me!!! I would go nuts.

[@darkonc2]

Now, 15 years later, it would probably sell in the millions, not the hundreds of thousands.

[@sarahg6248]

Probably true most the time, but she didn't sell the lion. From an Antique Roadshow insider's blog dated August 2014: According to Lark Mason, the expert who appraised the lion in 2002, she still owned the lion in 2014.

[@smalltownman73]

LMAO!

[@gk10002000]

Yeah and she will buy a few hundred more cartons of cigarrettes, and booze, etc

[@TheTrailRabbit]

Wish I cared 1/2 as much about anything as this man does about Tong dynasty marble statuettes.

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

Tang Dynasty Mr

[@TLL1969]

Oh I'd sell in a heartbeat! And I saw in another interview that when she was a kid, they'd dress it up and put marbles in it's mouth when they visited the grandparents. lol Can you imagine breaking this?!

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

If this is from the Tang Dynasty then it’s 1000 years old. 120-180,000 pounds is a snap buy. Surely at auction it would bring far more than that

[@gunnarthorsen]

Ironically, a crappy Elvis poster can bring more than some ancient artifacts. Value is often based on demand, not age.

[@richardwalker9826]

@@gunnarthorsen i find it amazing that ancient works of art have survived through wars and wound up in foreign lands.

[@starsoffyre]

Surprisingly, you can get lots of finely carved Tang Dynasty pottery sculptures online for just a few thousand bucks. And no, I don't mean ebay - you can get them from reputable art galleries and even TL test them in the lab for authenticity. Marble is just a rarer material which is why it costs in that range, but >1000 year old artifacts are not at all rare.

[@Barkingspider]

Amazing piece. Wow

[@pamelalabrake7622]

The expert was more emotional than the woman when she heard the value : )

[@JulieDeuxFois]

oh wow, if I had found this in a garage sale I would have bought it to use as a door holder.

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

I wouldn’t sell it either, but what do you do with it? It is lovely art, but I’d be a nervous wreck having it , well, anywhere.

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

I would never sell a Tang dynasty jewell

[@FuegodeInfierno]

That guy really loves his job

[@gjheintzman]

I love Tang.

[@i.m.7710]

It would be cool to go back in time and watch the sculpter making it. Thank God the family didn't paint it. I wonder if she can sell it. May be complications.

[@mmmygc]

im surprised the price estimate hasn't dramatically increased since then

[@Kalifornia-Screaming]

Wow! And to think that she kept it out in her yard next to the lawn leprechaun and flamingos.

[@SUPER_BOUY]

The best I could do is 50...

[@joshuafogg6600]

My goodness. And it's just going to grow in worth each year.

[@rayarena879]

Wow, she better take care of it now. I would get a museum quality display case and put it on a prominent shelf where it would become the centerpiece of my living room.

[@anb7408]

This was his holy grail!

[@basehead617]

I thought for sure when they did this piece in a Vintage episode it would be worth millions. Hasn't the chinese market boomed since 2002?

[@righty-o3585]

That little statue is almost one thousand years old...... Holy crap

[@Nadia72639]

It looks great [touch, touch, touch, touch, touch, touch]

[@philipcallicoat3147]

The guest is well aware of what she has🤠☘️

[@TheScoobyp1]

Is that it,bet it would go way higher in auction

[@yepitsme3336]

Anyone else get super nervous as he was touching it? :O

[@kubel83]

At one point I was “ oh please don’t drop it”

[@tracknpt1102]

I wish it would fall

[@someyoungguy4949]

When he put it near the edge of the table all I could think of was it falling off.

[@michaelcheney1555]

When I tried to touch the 1974 Miami Dolphins Superbowl trophy I got my hand slapped.

[@dub_dub1504]

When the antiques appraiser gets emotional like that you know it's time to buckle up.

[@ho2cultcha]

i would think it would be worth more than that today. is that because there are so few comps out there?

[@astroflight6571]

I agree it's worth more. He admited his shock at seeing it and am guessing he made her an "attractive offer", but she would then see it sell at auction for 1.5 million later. The wealthy Chinese collectors are spending fortunes to buy their ancient pieces back, spending millions, and he knows it. Sell it yourself lady.

[@WildWildWest30000]

I believe it's now worth around close to 700k and 1 million or much more. This piece is museum worthy. I hope she's taken care of it

[@tracytracy2915]

Astroflight Sad.

[@owninggreendragsdude]

You know you are about to hear some good news when the appraiser starts crying

[@mustafabinsober1248]

How much

[@moreofawave]

I would not want to keep an item worth that much for it to be stolen or destroyed in an earthquake. I would sell it and give my progeny the money instead or maybe even college funds or down payment help for a house etc. This stuff is for rich people to keep (where they have it insured etc.).

[@yugandali]

It's been through more than a few earthquakes already, and it's marble, after all. I would rather have it in the house to enjoy than take the money. Theft would be a problem, but you'd need somebody pretty knowledgable to steal it. Insurance would be a good idea.

[@TheColourAwesomer]

It still looks value which is what thieves go after.

[@Khorius]

thieves go after things that are easy to sell. Not only is this piece extremely specialized, but it is incredibly recognizable. No burglar in his right mind would go after something that could get the police onto him so easily. Thats even if they recognized the worth of this thing.

[@tycarper6330]

I imagine millions of people have seen this on TV and now youtube. I guarantee that others have recognized this woman... Word gets around town that Mary Sue has a 180k statue? Seems to put a huge target on your back. I would sell it. Not worth the effort to secure/keep safe or the danger of having something that valuable. Besides, some grandkid is gonna hawk it anyways once she passes away.

[@splashpit]

Yea because no house was ever destroyed be earthquake !

[@TBrl8]

When the appraiser starts immediately crying, you know you’re in for a pay day.

[@maureenrohr2112]

The appraisers are not allowed to solicit items from people who bring in things to show. If it is museum quality, and unless you have a home worthy of such a piece, I would sell it so more people could enjoy the history and beauty of the piece.

[@osivot]

It Belongs In a Museum!

[@yugandali]

It belongs in a family, where people can live with it as part of their home.

[@osivot]

NO! It Belongs In a Museum!

[@zmacb]

what do you mean. its her's. it belongs to her and her family.

[@johanandersson178]

zmacb He was quoting Indiana Jones

[@banno6938]

Yeah, if they'd like to rent it .

[@ADOTlied]

Id go a step further and make a mold from it and do a limited edition of say 500, now were talking real money and you keep the original, you could cast it in bronze or cultured marble

[@mysterybuyer3738]

I like it how a lot of people don't want to sell. For me that is an unthinkable amount of money and that statue is a door stop.

[@tomsdottir]

Not so much a doorstop as a round-the-world vacation on a cruise ship, several new season Prada purses, perhaps a pair of matching kitten heels for each of them, and the hire of the Salvation Army brass band to play outside the window of anyone who displeases me, at dawn every day for the next 6 months.

[@TheCybertiger9]

some people really don't need the money

[@technoshaman001]

amazing.

[@Avenging_Archer]

I understand the emotion. Though, should he be touching it?

[@christophers.8553]

People have been touching it for 1200 years already.

[@aimeeglatt2713]

I want to be that appraisers friend. 💙

[@ashmaterial]

Imagine if he picked it up and dropped it due to emotions ...

[@JCarlos.556]

_Look up Linda's story after the appraisal. It's sad, some of her money hungry-family members were upset with her because she wouldn't sell it_

[@Dhua_diary]

Her and her family nothing but a thieves This status belongs to China 🇨🇳

[@mysticvalley2003]

Just a quick google on Tang Dynasty art today for a much smaller carvings was in the $$$millions of dollars

[@roblockhart6104]

Some more recent western/euro art works are worth a lot more than that. Considering its over 2000 yrs old, I think that's a rather low estimate. The Chinese would probably value it for a lot more

[@DoctorCreepy]

Sold!

[@chriss6356]

she doesn't seemed that surprised

[@martinaee]

"That's all?" -She, probably

[@Andulamb]

She thought it was "priceless".

[@cathrynbagley8005]

She did look disappointed at the valuation

[@finnmccool684]

The Tang Dynasty? Wait...they was making Tang all the way back then? I though it was just for the astronauts.

[@johnsonj2088]

2002. Probably get close to a million now for it. Maybe more.

[@poposisa]

why wouldnt you sell it?

[@dged492]

Correction: the T’ang dynasty flourished between the 7th and 10th centuries, 618-907 A.D.

[@markcrosby3198]

I love his emotion and how long that sculpture has been in this world and i try to imagine the time it was made. But ile be honest it seems like the trainee or apprentice carved it. Its a weird looking lion 😋

[@faithlesshound5621]

It's a representation of a mythical lion, not a real one.

[@scorpioninpink]

I also wouldn't sell it. Maybe I will loan it to a museum but never sell it.

[@jizquierdo89]

I would've tried to sell it to him right there.

[@oldcrowroller1820]

I feel him

[@bryansoe9668]

if that was mozart making his audience cry, he would've said, "HAH! i made you cry"