{"id":1399,"date":"2017-10-23T18:56:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T23:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2017-10-25T11:23:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T16:23:10","slug":"treasures-revealed-appraisal-day-at-winterthur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/2017\/10\/23\/treasures-revealed-appraisal-day-at-winterthur\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasures Revealed, appraisal day at Winterthur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wonder what your\u00a0antiques, alleged and otherwise, are actually worth? Get expert valuations for your antiques, jewelry, and other heirlooms at\u00a0Treasures Revealed, <\/strong>a special appraisal day on\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 4<\/span><\/span>, at Winterthur <\/a>Museum, Garden & Library. Sponsored by Freeman’s<\/a>, the revered Philadelphia firm, Treasures Revealed will feature experts from America\u2019s oldest auction house to provide verbal auction estimates for the items participants bring for perusal.<\/p>\n

Getting expert answers\u00a0to these questions is a great experience. More than 10 years ago, my mother and I brought a few treasures to Winterthur for appraisal. It was tremendous fun and I recounted our experience in an essay<\/a> for the Christian Science Monitor. (Read it to find out how we did!)<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3257\"<\/a>Appraisal day also is a super way to warm up for the 54th Annual Delaware Antiques Show<\/a>, which runs Nov. 10-12 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. Expect more details here as the show approaches.<\/p>\n

This year’s specialists include the charming Scotsman, Alasdair Nichol, who is a regular on PBS\u2019s Antiques Roadshow\u00ae<\/em>. Nichol, an expert in paintings, won hearts in Wilmington when he volunteered his services several years ago at a successful art auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity <\/a>of New Castle County.<\/p>\n

\"special-alasdair\"<\/a>At the Winterthur event, specialties will include fine art, silver, jewelry, watches, rare books, militaria, decorative arts, manuscripts, photographs, rugs, pop culture, sports memorabilia, and furniture from Asia, America, and Europe. The event does not include appraisals for modern guns, toys, dolls, coins, and stamps.<\/p>\n

Each participant can bring a maximum of two treasures. The fee for each item is $25 for members, $50 for nonmembers. Can’t maneuver the enormous armoire great-grandfather brought from France? Leave it at home and bring lots of pictures.<\/p>\n

Reservations and timed tickets are required for the event, which runs 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Timed tickets are valid only during the time printed on the ticket. To make a reservation and purchase timed tickets, call 800.448.3883<\/a> or visit Winterthur’s Treasures Revealed ticketing page<\/a>. Tickets also include access to the Garden and galleries. For details, view Winterthur\u2019s Treasures Revealed FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before or after the appraisals, enjoy\u00a0Treasures on Trial: The Art and Science of Detecting Fakes, <\/em>a special exhibition in the Galleries included with admission. At 2 p.m.<\/span><\/span>, there’s a special lecture \u201cCollecting Classics: Henry Francis du Pont\u2019s Pursuit of New England Masterpieces\u201d with Brock Jobe, professor emeritus at Winterthur. Jobe will explore five New England landmarks from the collection and the diverse paths that brought them to Winterthur. The cost to attend the lecture is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wonder what your\u00a0antiques, alleged and otherwise, are actually worth? Get expert valuations for your antiques, jewelry, and other heirlooms at\u00a0Treasures Revealed, a special appraisal day on\u00a0Saturday, Nov. 4, at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. Sponsored by Freeman’s, the revered … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33,32,1],"tags":[731,730,658,732,729],"class_list":["post-1399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-go","category-shop","category-uncategorized","tag-alasdair-nichol","tag-antiques","tag-delaware","tag-freemans","tag-winter-thur"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2zjZK-mz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1399"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1408,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions\/1408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithreports.com\/eatshopgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}