10 years ago
Did TV show exaggerate the rarity and cash value of artworks?
“Antiques Roadshow” overestimated the value and rarity of two Tlingit masks that reportedly originated in the Chilkat Valley, according to experts in Haines and Juneau.
“This is really, really remarkable material. These are among the rarest objects in North America,” appraiser Ted Trotta told a TV audience about two masks presented by a man on an episode recorded in Bismarck, N.D.