# Antiques Roadshow Treasures

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 21, 1999, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210 "1999-12-21T17:46:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/21 "1999-12-22T16:38:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/22 "1999-12-22T16:39:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/23 "1999-12-22T16:40:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/24 "1999-12-22T16:42:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/25 "1999-12-22T16:42:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/26 "1999-12-22T16:52:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/27 "1999-12-22T17:01:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/28 "1999-12-22T17:25:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/29 "1999-12-22T17:32:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/30 "1999-12-22T17:38:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/31 "1999-12-22T17:42:00Z")

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Oh, here’s a darling photo of the fellas.  
[http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html](http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/tomlinson/tomlinson9-12-1.html)

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Formerly unknown as “Melanie”

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/32 "1999-12-22T23:08:00Z")

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Just visit [ebay.com](http://ebay.com) you can find out what your stuff sold for already.

As for the show, I have an old dusty oil picture kinda blurry, but I can make out some letters, m…o…n…e and the next one I can’t be sure its either a t or a R.

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**Author:** ![Petite\_Chouchou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@Petite\_Chouchou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petite_Chouchou)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/33 "1999-12-22T23:15:00Z")

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The hubby and I always laugh because we can tell when some blow-hard is about to get deflated. They almost always say, with just the right blend of hesitation and pompousness, “Well, we KNOW it’s a Tiffany.” hee hee hee ho ho ho Man, we crack up everytime! It never gets old! The best part is when some elderly couple bring something in and find out their item couldn’t be replaced w/all the money in the mint. They get all mistey-eyed. THOSE are the precious ones!

–Petite Chouchou

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My cat’s breath smells like cat food.  
–Ralph Wiggum

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/34 "1999-12-22T23:30:00Z")

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Nicely posted, Sax.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 1999, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antiques-roadshow-treasures/12210/35 "1999-12-22T23:51:00Z")

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Sax, they’re as camp as a row of frilly pink tents…not that there’s anything _wrong_ with that.

I met the English BBC Antiques Roadshow furniture guy once (John Bly). Nice man, but I won’t be spending $30,000 on a chest of drawers anytime soon.

Wonder what my 1985 IKEA “Splintaars” is worth…

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