Guy in Tulsa Oklahoma REALLY hit the jackpot!

[Archae]

:wow:

TULSA, OK, July 25, 2011 — On Saturday, July 23, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, PBS's ANTIQUES ROADSHOW recorded the highest-value appraisal in the series' 16 years of production. Veteran ROADSHOW Asian Arts expert Lark Mason identified a collection of five late 17th- or early 18th-century Chinese carved rhinoceros horn cups and valued the set at $1 million to $1.5 million.

The second highest-value appraisal recorded by ANTIQUES ROADSHOW was of a collection of Chinese carved jade bowls, estimated to be worth as much as $1.07 million, discovered at the event in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2009.

The rhino horn cups were brought to the Tulsa Convention Center by one of approximately six thousand ticket holders. The owner, who prefers to remain unidentified, told Mason he started collecting cups inexpensively in the 1970s and had no idea of the collection's current value. Because of today's strong market for Chinese antiques and antiquities, the collection's value has increased dramatically since its original purchase.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW executive producer Marsha Bemko commented on the record-breaking find: "As we continue our 16th season production tour here in Tulsa, we couldn't be more excited about such an extraordinary, rare treasure, and we look forward to sharing it with the nation!"

Tulsa was the fourth stop on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's six-city 2011 production tour. The three episodes produced from the Tulsa event will air as part of ROADSHOW's 16th season, from January to June 2012.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/tulsa_press_release.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxXsiKYDPEs

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. Beautiful items!!!

[marzipanni]

2. Too bad they weren't made out of wood or stone.

Now I suppose even more of this will be happening-



http://www.rhinoconservation.org/2011/07/25/fuss-over-antique-rhinoceros-horn-cups-fails-to-mention-loss-of-life/

[Angry Dragon]

3. I have to agree with you

edit: this was my original post I misread Article says they were carved out of jade rhino horn might be a description

he should donate to a museum to take them off the market
man does not need to kill any more of these great beasts

[quakerboy]

4. I think you misread

As I read it, the article says that the previous highest valued item was carved of jade, not the current cups.

[Angry Dragon]

5. Sorry .........you are correct