An American antique antique.

[cogar]

Viewer Discovers Family Heirloom is Worth... $500K!

http://www.andersoncooper.com/2011/11/03/viewer-discovers-family-heirloom-is-worth-500k/

[hosman321]

lol I watched that yesterday. I love how she's like, "Oh, it's been in the family for generations, it's priceless to me." Then, she finds out it's value and is like, "FORGET THAT CRAP! SOLD!" lol

[talesofthesevenseas]

I can't see videos at work, but his mom is Gloria Vanderbilt, interesting! I didn't know that. I would have thought that she would have an eye for antique value and know what she had. What was it that they found that was such a  treasure?

[hosman321]

Anderson Cooper is Gloria Vanderbilt's son but she doesn't have anything to do with the trunk, the story is a bit misleading because they kinda mushed two stories together. The lady with the trunk that was worth $500k was just a viewer.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Got it! It must have been one of those old Spanish strong boxes or something?
 

[hosman321]

Just a big huge blanket chest type thing. It's special because it's one of the earliest made in America in the 1600s. You'll have to see when you get home.

[JoshandLila]

geez, thats the kind of treasure we all HOPE well find in they attic!

[Thor]

Priceless!  Thanks for sharing it...  "Well, if people could learn from it..."
Yep, I'd let people learn from it for half a million or more!   

[jacon4]

Saw the segment, a bit over blown if you ask me, no wait, alot over blown, lol. The object was a pilgrim century blanket chest, as to value, hard to say because there was very little in the description of the chest as it was all about flashing lights and building drama. There was a pilgrim century chest attributed to Thomas Dennis (americas most celebrated 17th century joiner) that recently sold at Christies in Sept that went for 500k but i dont know about the chest on the Keno game show as it was all about entertainment and very little about the piece itself.

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/a-joined-and-painted-oak-and-pine/5478718/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5478718&sid=f8d5d360-c60c-4218-9a6a-438608b575fb

I would note in the same sale, a pilgrim chamber cabinet by an unknown maker in original paint went for 986,500.
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/a-paint-decorated-oak-cedar-and-pine-chamber/5478716/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5478716&sid=7471e8d8-31f4-4c72-8a28-3108924a0154

[mart]

I have never heard of that show !!  When is it on and what channel ??

[KC]

Cogar thanks for sharing!  Also, jacon4!  Knew these chests were worth something but didn't realize they had skyrocketed to that!

[jacon4]

oh yeah, if its american which is a big if, and if it has a decent provenance, another big if, pilgim stuff can get pricey, no doubt. the problem with that keno show in my view is, theres almost nothing about the object, its all about what keno brothers think the value of it might be. just because a Thomas Dennis chest sells for a 1/2 mil a few months ago at auction does not mean the chest on that show would as well, in fact, most likely it would not.
A Savell pilgrim chest with impeccable provenance and pristine condition sold about 6 months ago for 50,000. still a tidy sum but a long way from 1/2 mil.

[JoshandLila]

well just goes to show ya somethings only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. The only way they actually would have gotten anywhere near 500k is if they insured it for a half mill and their house burned down lol