Rags to Riches: How a Small Asian Statue Brought an Appraiser to Tears

Lost Treasures

It’s the stuff of daytime TV – the finding of a valuable antique packed away in an old box in the cellar or attic. That old blanket turns out to be a valuable American Indian artifact. Grandma’s disregarded teapot is identified as a rare piece of 18th-century porcelain. Or that long-forgotten, muddy-looking painting emerges as the work of an art icon…

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Post originally appeared on American Upbeat.