Love how the two sisters are in such sync. One stops talking and the other immediately takes over. The force is strong with these women. Mother would be proud.
The AR specialists are like the purest people on earth - so humble when they find something historically significant and so happy to deliver good news. I love this show, it's all peace and knowledge. Bless you
Don't be so sure about the mother and her story how she "acquired" the lamp for $125 from an old lady. Then, kept the lamp hidden for 30 years. Think? Story doesn't add up! Stay close to your old relatives who are prone to get scammed from strangers and relatives alike.
@Osel Somar They are crying because the history AND money actually meant something to them unlike some rich creep who can stick the lamp in with hundreds of millions of art. Also, the lamp was a gift to the sisters, from their mother, a last gift, and I’m sorry but that is touching.
@@marketmaker2469 oh come on - she bought it in the 60s from a woman who knew it was a Tiffany lamp, and art nouveau was just starting to enjoy a Renaissance. In fact many of the most valued art nouveau objects now such as rare art nouveau jewelry was sold for pennies on the modern appraisals.
I played a comedy sketch in my head...she goes to hug them and knocks over the lamp. I've been watching too many episodes of the Three stooges...😂 I'm happy for them. It is beautiful.
These girls, whatever tragedy they faced before finding this out, I sincerely hope it is now behind them. The look they shared of was of both pain and relief... May their lives be bettered not just by this lamp.
one of my favourite bits of road-show appraisals is what I sometimes mentally refer to as the 'college tuition cry'... that moment when you see a person just breaking down, imagining their entire life being able to transform in some way, because of the financial windfall that they never knew they had.
I can tell you as an antique dealer, having moments like this are so special. More often than not, you end up the crusher of dreams when people come to you with a family heirloom that turns out to be fake or not what the owner has believed it to be. Personally if find it so rewarding to be a part of a moment when someone does hit the antique jackpot. This was a great moment.
I saw this when it was first aired, & still remembered it around a decade later when it was aired again, because it was so powerful. What a thrill to see these two sisters so overcome with happiness!
This is a lesson to keep in close contact with elderly relatives who are prone to falling prey to new company around them. The mother either stole or fooled some old lady into selling this gorgeous lamp to her cheap! Then made up a story. This lamp had been hidden for 30+ years by her for no reason.
@@ironanchor167 I mean, she got a super good deal for it at $125, but it wave only retailed back then for $1500 which means the original owner would have made $800 at best selling it to a shop. So it is not like she swindled an old lady out of a fortune.
That’s so awesome when you see someone who is actually Grateful and brought to tears by such wonderful news as this, and you know those tears are for their mother who made this all possible 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Yes! I’ve been searching for this roadshow clip I remember seeing so long ago, the ladies’ reactions are so touching, such poignancy remembering their mother & seeing that something she valued so much also had great monetary value
How can you not love these two ( formerly rambunctious) sisters wearing their hearts on their shirtsleeves. They really are cute. Great appraisers. Love the antiques roadshow!!😱😢😪😀
That is so touching to see - that money actually means something to those sisters - hearing the (younger?) sister just sobbing broke my heart and is so pure. I also think it was thought of as a last gift from their mother, which is rather beautiful.
I remember this appraisal well because the sisters were so emotional and for me it seemed perhaps their mother had recently died which would explain how close to the surface their emotions were when having an item so closely associated with their mother appraised. Very touching.
The blond on the right looked like me when I was walking my youngest daughter up the aisle at her wedding. I could barely contain myself. Congrats on the lamp. Really great!
why we watch ARS good for them!! arlie is a sweetheart too. she should be a hand model. always sporting a flawless manicure. that louis comfort tiffany knew what he was doing.
Glad I am not the only one who braces myself when they move around the objects or hold them up on AR! I imagine the table is a further distance from them than the TV shows but its hard to watch! Beautiful lamp and beautiful result for the girls who look to be crying with both happiness and appreciation for their Mum.
Fascinationg to see Arlie Sulka's speech get slower through the years, to where her presentations contained much more measured speech. I guess that happens with most people, but here speech pattern and speed totally changed as time went on.
I remember walking into a home in West Springfield Massachusetts MANY years ago now while working as a carpenter to install new windows for Window World and I was instantly shocked. There was amazing things inside that I then knew why his windows all had bars over them from the inside of the home.. Tiffany lamps everywhere along with VERY rare and expensive artwork. 1 particular painting he had on his wall I later saw a similar one get auctioned off for around $4.5M and his wasn't a reprint or fake yet 100% authentic and from Paris or something...I didn't even want to walk through his house with my toolbelt on...
I’m surprised she said that was her most memorable especially when that other lady came in to a show once with a Tiffany shipping crate with 4 vases. That was something.
That was the Tiffany Lava vase appraised by Arlie Sulka as well. She said she waited 20 years for that Lava vase. I know that ones is rare and a beauty, but to me this Rose Helmet lampshade and base combination is one of the most gorgeous Tiffany lamps.
I think she is referring to the emotional honesty of the sisters in the wake of their mother’s passing in addition to the rare gorgeous rose helmet lamp. It’s not just a matter of which items are the most valued in terms of contemporary auction value or even the artistic beauty but also the connection of real human beings to such items.
I am a hard man. A cold man. A jaded man. But this is my favorite moment from A. R., and there’s a lot of pent up feelings with these two sister, and I cry every....single....time....that they hear the price.
There was one of these shows where someone bought a house, and they asked the buyer if they could include the lamp in the sale. The seller agreed. The lamp turned out to be worth as much as the house itself.
Mother either stole or fooled some old lady into selling this gorgeous lamp to her cheap! Then made up a story. This lamp had been HIDDEN for 30+ years by her for no reason -- perhaps till all near relatives of original lady owner died off. Lesson: Stay in touch with your elderly relatives and watch who is hovering around them and milking them esp if they are forgetting thngs.
Roadshow uses mostly apraisers with unique personalities and Arlie just may be my favorite,there are some close seconds though. The first big apraisal I remember was a silver Spanish helmet found in the rafters of an attic,which upon research was probably the Milanese parade helmet and a "controversial" find. I would like to know more about it but can't find much. How was it really found? Is it as old as they say(17th century)? The show was pulled early on which explains why nobody remembers it but me when I mention it,lol.
II have this very shade made in red roses but with a different base. It was made by Paul Crist Studios 1988 or 1989 in Southern California. I wonder what it might be worth today.
I bought four museum reproductions of Tiffany lamps. Not this design but still nice. They were factory seconds. I paid $20 each for them. I carefully examined them and found the only flaws were that some of the glass was coming loose so I repaired them and kept them in my home and was the envy of my family. Ten years later when I had to down size I sold them for $2000 for the set to an antique dealer who had them in his shop the following week for $1200 each. That was five years ago. I think he was over charging but then I was going to ask $500 for the set and his opening offer was for $2000. I was too shocked to think to negotiate higher. Even a good reproduction of a Tiffany lamp has value. Mine were made from quality stained glass and the base and fittings were real bronze with a good patina so they weren't junk. I just had no idea. The business where I got them from was a salvage company who bought up large lots of merchandise mostly from insurance companies and liquidators and sold good stuff cheap.
Arlie Sulka is very knowledgeable, genuine, precise and straight-forward. She took over the Lillian Nassau's Tiffany-specializing shop in Manhattan if I remember decades ago now. However, the mother's story just does NOT pass the muster esp given Florida scene. People, stay in touch with your old folks and know who is around them when they are living away in retirement. Unfortunately, too many elderly get to depend on others - mostly good ppl but sometimes scavengers. Heard stories all the time how elderly easily extorted or scammed. Note the mother had kept the lamp out of sight for good 30 years since purchase and still did not come forward -- perhaps such as not to be recognized by anyone especially the previous owner's family??? My guess would be the mother passed away or did not explicitly tell these girls not to be filmed -- this is way back from early ARS days. Could it be that lamp was "bought" from an aging+forgetful or suddenly-deceased lady with no family around? Also, hard to believe that a well-to-do woman with family Tiffany lamp, who kept it with herself for this long, would have given it away for $125 -- yes, even in 60's. And, a Tiffany lamp is never "too large" even for a retirement coastal condo or studio apt to be given away like the mother's account of the story. Fishy, fishy, fishy - to say the least!!! PS. -This recording does not have girls' reference to the lamp stowed away for 30 years. -Either lamp was in the family since original purchase by lady's grandfather or if purchased later the price would be even more handsome to vividly remembered. Mostly purchased and kept in up northeasterner and/or wealthy families. This lamp was important enough to be kept and likely taken to FLA when presumably old lady/husband retired. -FYI, both (typically) bronze bases and lampshade rims are clearly stamped 'TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/model number'.
Arlie Sulka is great such a wealth of knowledge and so humble, and personable.
the nervousness of the two girls is so charming
Arlie is just pure class, she's so friendly and full of information. A pleasure to watch her work.
Love how the two sisters are in such sync. One stops talking and the other immediately takes over. The force is strong with these women. Mother would be proud.
The AR specialists are like the purest people on earth - so humble when they find something historically significant and so happy to deliver good news. I love this show, it's all peace and knowledge. Bless you
Agreed !
The best I recall is the appraiser that got choked up seeing the Tang dynasty marble lion.
Got me crying along with those girls 😭
Same! 😭
Don't be so sure about the mother and her story how she "acquired" the lamp for $125 from an old lady. Then, kept the lamp hidden for 30 years. Think? Story doesn't add up! Stay close to your old relatives who are prone to get scammed from strangers and relatives alike.
Me too!❤🙏👍
@Osel Somar They are crying because the history AND money actually meant something to them unlike some rich creep who can stick the lamp in with hundreds of millions of art. Also, the lamp was a gift to the sisters, from their mother, a last gift, and I’m sorry but that is touching.
@@marketmaker2469 oh come on - she bought it in the 60s from a woman who knew it was a Tiffany lamp, and art nouveau was just starting to enjoy a Renaissance. In fact many of the most valued art nouveau objects now such as rare art nouveau jewelry was sold for pennies on the modern appraisals.
I played a comedy sketch in my head...she goes to hug them and knocks over the lamp. I've been watching too many episodes of the Three stooges...😂 I'm happy for them. It is beautiful.
That's funny and makes me wonder if there have been accidents on the show and was the show liable for damages?
I have thoughts like that all the time. Haha.
Let's just say they're not letting me within 100 feet of the Antiques Road Show 😂😂😂 I'm too clumsy.
That was the plot, in A SENSE, of a Will & Grace episode...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0748869/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl
hahahaha
OMG
just imagine
appraiser...well...um...
gosh...
These girls, whatever tragedy they faced before finding this out, I sincerely hope it is now behind them. The look they shared of was of both pain and relief... May their lives be bettered not just by this lamp.
sounded like the recent loss of their mother
Lovely words
one of my favourite bits of road-show appraisals is what I sometimes mentally refer to as the 'college tuition cry'... that moment when you see a person just breaking down, imagining their entire life being able to transform in some way, because of the financial windfall that they never knew they had.
I think their tears are due to the recent loss of their mother -- not college tuition.
How much fun would it be to be able to give good news like that? Gotta be a great feeling.
I can tell you as an antique dealer, having moments like this are so special. More often than not, you end up the crusher of dreams when people come to you with a family heirloom that turns out to be fake or not what the owner has believed it to be. Personally if find it so rewarding to be a part of a moment when someone does hit the antique jackpot. This was a great moment.
I saw this when it was first aired, & still remembered it around a decade later when it was aired again, because it was so powerful. What a thrill to see these two sisters so overcome with happiness!
That is the sweetest appraisal I've ever seen on the show.
It's obvious that they are sisters, and I am so happy for them, as they were so humble and so very grateful. 👍
This is a lesson to keep in close contact with elderly relatives who are prone to falling prey to new company around them. The mother either stole or fooled some old lady into selling this gorgeous lamp to her cheap! Then made up a story. This lamp had been hidden for 30+ years by her for no reason.
@@ironanchor167 I mean, she got a super good deal for it at $125, but it wave only retailed back then for $1500 which means the original owner would have made $800 at best selling it to a shop. So it is not like she swindled an old lady out of a fortune.
This is one of my all-time favorite appraisals on this show! Just LOVED the excitement of everyone and oh my, what a LOVELY Tiffany lamp!!
More Arlie Sulka! By far my favorite appraiser on The Roadshow 👍
That’s so awesome when you see someone who is actually Grateful and brought to tears by such wonderful news as this, and you know those tears are for their mother who made this all possible 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is probably the best ARS surprise appraisal moment ever. These sisters are totally overcome with multiple emotions.
These women loved their mother, truly.
Arlie Sulka is one of my favorite appraisers on Roadshow.
Yes! I’ve been searching for this roadshow clip I remember seeing so long ago, the ladies’ reactions are so touching, such poignancy remembering their mother & seeing that something she valued so much also had great monetary value
How can you not love these two ( formerly rambunctious) sisters wearing their hearts on their shirtsleeves. They really are cute. Great appraisers. Love the antiques roadshow!!😱😢😪😀
These clips are so soothing. Reminds me how long time goes on and takes me out of my anxieties a bit!
That is so touching to see - that money actually means something to those sisters - hearing the (younger?) sister just sobbing broke my heart and is so pure. I also think it was thought of as a last gift from their mother, which is rather beautiful.
Wow. That is a beautiful lamp. And the reaction of the 2 daughters/sisters--priceless.
Arlie is so cute and this is one of my favorite segments ♥️
Ah the good ol days, when you could hug people. 😣
you absolutely still can
@@vanessafletcher6710 😁
I still do! Without a mask too. Always loved this show.
@ Your profile picture says it all.
@ What a waste of a life.
I remember this appraisal well because the sisters were so emotional and for me it seemed perhaps their mother had recently died which would explain how close to the surface their emotions were when having an item so closely associated with their mother appraised.
Very touching.
This one never gets old.
Arlie is an absolute diamond of a person, she really puts everything she has into AR and is great.
The reaction to the value is precious omg had a little tear myself, brilliant.
That was probably my favorite antique roadshow reaction and I’ve watched over 100 videos
So nice to see strangers hug in the age of COVID!
And I've loved you since 1998 ...thank you
Arlie Sulka is even more beautiful than in her yesterdays... Such a sweet, classy Lady.
Ok... I just got all teary eyed... how lovely!
A very favorite episode on ARS.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The blond on the right looked like me when I was walking my youngest daughter up the aisle at her wedding. I could barely contain myself. Congrats on the lamp. Really great!
Completely and entirely fantastic! The the lamp is great but the sisters are priceless!
Oh, wow. Put a tear in MY eye!
These episodes are highly addictive.
why we watch
ARS
good for them!!
arlie is a sweetheart too.
she should be a hand model.
always sporting a flawless manicure.
that louis comfort tiffany knew what he was doing.
“I have to give you girls a hug!” The way she swung those arms out, I thought she was going to send the lamp flying!!!
Glad I am not the only one who braces myself when they move around the objects or hold them up on AR! I imagine the table is a further distance from them than the TV shows but its hard to watch! Beautiful lamp and beautiful result for the girls who look to be crying with both happiness and appreciation for their Mum.
I love this Extraordinary Finds format.
And she finally got the one that she had been wanting to see since day one and that was the Tiffany Lava vase.
Yes, that's one of my favorite Roadshow finds, the crate with the lava vase.
@@RonGee And she was surprised at all the extras like the crate and whatnot. That vase was kind of her grail piece and now onto the next one.
I couldn't believe the crate cost $10,000 that's insane
@@xandradiamond1164 Yeah that is insane, but Tiffany collectors would go ga ga over it.
I want to see this clip... on the hunt...
Fascinationg to see Arlie Sulka's speech get slower through the years, to where her presentations contained much more measured speech. I guess that happens with most people, but here speech pattern and speed totally changed as time went on.
Amazing piece of art
That is the most beautiful lamp I have ever seen!
Great find, and quite emotional too!
I remember walking into a home in West Springfield Massachusetts MANY years ago now while working as a carpenter to install new windows for Window World and I was instantly shocked. There was amazing things inside that I then knew why his windows all had bars over them from the inside of the home.. Tiffany lamps everywhere along with VERY rare and expensive artwork. 1 particular painting he had on his wall I later saw a similar one get auctioned off for around $4.5M and his wasn't a reprint or fake yet 100% authentic and from Paris or something...I didn't even want to walk through his house with my toolbelt on...
I love, love love that lamp. It's beautiful.
They made me cry.
Pretty cool when you find out your mother had a down payment on a nice home sitting on a shelf for you and your sister.
"It was 2:45pm in the afternoon"...
Arlie is one of my favorites!!!
by far the best reaction EVER!!
I’m surprised she said that was her most memorable especially when that other lady came in to a show once with a Tiffany shipping crate with 4 vases. That was something.
That was a different appraiser who did the crate of Tiffany vases
Chris Downey no it wasn’t. I just checked. It was this woman.
At the end of the video she said she had to wait 20 years for her next big hit. That next big hit was the Tiffany shipping crate vases.
That was the Tiffany Lava vase appraised by Arlie Sulka as well. She said she waited 20 years for that Lava vase. I know that ones is rare and a beauty, but to me this Rose Helmet lampshade and base combination is one of the most gorgeous Tiffany lamps.
I think she is referring to the emotional honesty of the sisters in the wake of their mother’s passing in addition to the rare gorgeous rose helmet lamp. It’s not just a matter of which items are the most valued in terms of contemporary auction value or even the artistic beauty but also the connection of real human beings to such items.
All I could think of was 'where did Arlie get her gorgeous suit?'
Also Arlie's next huge hit was the Tiffany crate with its contents!
WOW ! Simply amazing. Thanks
I am a hard man. A cold man. A jaded man. But this is my favorite moment from A. R., and there’s a lot of pent up feelings with these two sister, and I cry every....single....time....that they hear the price.
Wow, just wow! That lamp is so stunning!
🌹💙 Only an Art person would understand not needing to eat when seeing this lamp. Made my day;) 👍
GORGEOUS!
There was one of these shows where someone bought a house, and they asked the buyer if they could include the lamp in the sale. The seller agreed. The lamp turned out to be worth as much as the house itself.
The appraiser was so excited she was really quick on talking the girls through it
Yeah , forget the lamp, the lady has aged beautifully.
I love this lady
One great story!
You can hear the excitement in the appraisers voice the whole way through
I don't care WHAT size apartment I have, I would NEVER part wth such a gorgeous lamp!
Absolutely!
Mother either stole or fooled some old lady into selling this gorgeous lamp to her cheap! Then made up a story. This lamp had been HIDDEN for 30+ years by her for no reason -- perhaps till all near relatives of original lady owner died off. Lesson: Stay in touch with your elderly relatives and watch who is hovering around them and milking them esp if they are forgetting thngs.
Love Arlie and Tiffany!
Happy for them.. Mom took care of them for sure
....I’m crying too!
We don’t use the expression “as right as rain” enough.
wow, the lamp is beautiful.
Beautiful, congratulations!
My local museum (VMFA) would buy this up for more. They have a huge Tiffany collection.
Roadshow uses mostly apraisers with unique personalities and Arlie just may be my favorite,there are some close seconds though.
The first big apraisal I remember was a silver Spanish helmet found in the rafters of an attic,which upon research was probably the Milanese parade helmet and a "controversial" find. I would like to know more about it but can't find much. How was it really found? Is it as old as they say(17th century)? The show was pulled early on which explains why nobody remembers it but me when I mention it,lol.
Young Arlie was fire.
Gorgeous lamp.
So sweet.
II have this very shade made in red roses but with a different base. It was made by Paul Crist Studios 1988 or 1989 in Southern California. I wonder what it might be worth today.
Beautiful lamp!!!
I bought four museum reproductions of Tiffany lamps. Not this design but still nice. They were factory seconds. I paid $20 each for them. I carefully examined them and found the only flaws were that some of the glass was coming loose so I repaired them and kept them in my home and was the envy of my family. Ten years later when I had to down size I sold them for $2000 for the set to an antique dealer who had them in his shop the following week for $1200 each. That was five years ago. I think he was over charging but then I was going to ask $500 for the set and his opening offer was for $2000. I was too shocked to think to negotiate higher. Even a good reproduction of a Tiffany lamp has value. Mine were made from quality stained glass and the base and fittings were real bronze with a good patina so they weren't junk. I just had no idea. The business where I got them from was a salvage company who bought up large lots of merchandise mostly from insurance companies and liquidators and sold good stuff cheap.
amazing....I always keep my open at flea markets and yard sale..
Loved they're reaction🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Arlie Sulka is very knowledgeable, genuine, precise and straight-forward. She took over the Lillian Nassau's Tiffany-specializing shop in Manhattan if I remember decades ago now. However, the mother's story just does NOT pass the muster esp given Florida scene. People, stay in touch with your old folks and know who is around them when they are living away in retirement. Unfortunately, too many elderly get to depend on others - mostly good ppl but sometimes scavengers. Heard stories all the time how elderly easily extorted or scammed. Note the mother had kept the lamp out of sight for good 30 years since purchase and still did not come forward -- perhaps such as not to be recognized by anyone especially the previous owner's family??? My guess would be the mother passed away or did not explicitly tell these girls not to be filmed -- this is way back from early ARS days.
Could it be that lamp was "bought" from an aging+forgetful or suddenly-deceased lady with no family around? Also, hard to believe that a well-to-do woman with family Tiffany lamp, who kept it with herself for this long, would have given it away for $125 -- yes, even in 60's. And, a Tiffany lamp is never "too large" even for a retirement coastal condo or studio apt to be given away like the mother's account of the story. Fishy, fishy, fishy - to say the least!!!
PS. -This recording does not have girls' reference to the lamp stowed away for 30 years.
-Either lamp was in the family since original purchase by lady's grandfather or if purchased later the price would be even more handsome to vividly remembered. Mostly purchased and kept in up northeasterner and/or wealthy families. This lamp was important enough to be kept and likely taken to FLA when presumably old lady/husband retired.
-FYI, both (typically) bronze bases and lampshade rims are clearly stamped 'TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/model number'.
I swear my friend aunt has 3 lamps like this in her house!!!
Wow!!!! CONGRATULATIONS
Dude this had me sobbing
Wow they sure don't hug well for sisters. Odd. But family's are different all the time. Hopefully it brought them some peace.
the first big one i saw ands still my favorite.
My favorite of all AR moments. The twins were the star of the show, not the lamp.
I hope the girls held on to this lamp and can sell for big bucks now (well, maybe not right now, but certainly in the near future!).
I wonder if they ever sold it, and how much they made doing so.
I love how the sisters complete each others' sentences... ;-) Twins?
I am not crying, you are crying..
I cried when they cried 😭😭
0:16 - Thanks for clearing up the fact that "PM" means "afternoon" 🤪
The girls should of Waited 21 more years!