Great Antique Finds at Funfilled Events ������������������������������ ������������������������������������������ At more than 150 events every year entitled Dr. Lori’s Antiques Appraisal Comedy Show, I appraise audience members’ heirlooms and antiques. I talk about history mostly and values too. Nothing is ve��ed beforehand as I appraise and authenticate objects on the spot at my events. I don’t know what object is going to be put in front of me at any of my appearances. I appraise and educate using years of experience in museums, universities, a Ph.D. in art and antiques history, and all of the experience that I glean from what happens with regular folks out in the field. I employ simple logic and lots of laughter. I tell it like it is. If it is a piece of junk, I say it’s junk. If it is fantastic, I get just as excited as the owner. Recently during my appraisal events, I discovered some treasures Over the years, my appraisal events have surprised my audiences and me. Just last week at my event in Pittsburgh, PA, I spotted a rare French Impressionist painting by Eugene Boudin, a mentor to Claude Monet, that was purchased at auction in a box lot for $5. The painting was first brought to another appraiser who didn’t know what it was and then it was presented to me in front of my live audience. The outcome was I told the owner seated in my audience that he had a rare French painting from the 1870s worth $150,000. I’ve discovered a multi-million dollar trinket belonging to Napoleon, a moon boot that went into space on Apollo 13 with astronaut Jim Lovell, and George Washington’s 1775 wallet among other historical artifacts at my events over the years. among the trash. People brought me objects including silver candle sticks, sports memorabilia, signed Nasa log books, rocking chairs, table top music boxes, jewelry, oil paintings. An original Walt Disney animation cel depicting Jiminy Cricket from original 1940s classic movie, Pinocchio was a show stopper. The animation art piece was worth $15,000 based on the market where similar pieces have sold. The owner said it was just always on the wall of her childhood home. Ann brought me a cast metal sculpture of a female figure that was signed and numbered by the artist. She had purchased it at a 34 www.EliteEquestrian.us
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