The Second Annual Coronado Treasures Roadshow returns on October 10 to Coronado Museum at 1100 Orange Avenue from 8am-5pm.
Our fist year was magic, said Brue Linder, Executive-Director of the Coronado Historical Association. Just like the famed PBS program, the Treasures Roadshow provided wild excitement, occasional disappointments and intriguing stories.
Last year someone brought in an autograph book from a Nineteenth Century US Senator. The book had autographs of notable leaders of the day, including Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The owner valued it at $1,000. It was actually worth $35,000. Another participate brought in a rescued a craved chase lounge that he thought had once been a prop in a famous film. It wasnt and was essentially worthless.
While Coronado Treasures Roadshow has no affiliation with Antiques Roadshow, the drill is pretty much the same. First you register at the CHA website coronadohistory.org be sure to include a photo of the valuable and any provenance or other information you have on the item, then it to the Coronado Museum at the appointed time.
Anyone in southern California can participate and people can bring as many valuables as they want, There is limited number of spots in each category: fine art, Asian art, jewelry, celebrity items and general items (dolls, pottery and furniture et. al.) and people are encouraged to reserve early. Costs are minimal: $18 per item for CHA members and $25 per item for nonmembers.
Consultations are private. The valuations are verbal, but do qualify for a variety of transactions including estate planning, eBay sales and charitable donations. The appraisers are among the most respected professionals in in their respective field: Garrett Goldfield, Bill and Carol Kearny, Joe Schulman, Seonaid MacArthur, Jo Ellen Cole and Rebecca Young Buys. All have a wealthy of experience.
Both Buys and Cole have worked in the jewelry industry for decades and were educated at the Gemological Institute of America.
Garrett Goldfield is a senior member of the American Society of Appraisers who specializes in a wide range of antiques and other valuables, including fine arts, porcelain and furniture. He is affiliated with the Mingei Museum and the Marston House.
The Kearneys have over 40 years experience in the antiques industry. Both have Grade Personal Property Appraiser Certificates from the National Auctioneer Association. Like Goldfield they are qualified to evaluate a wide range of items, including jewelry, quilts, pottery, even construction equipment.
McArthur is an art historian with a Masters from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a doctorate in education from the University of Southern California. She has worked for some of the world’s most esteemed museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago and the Louvre in Paris.
Joe Schulman is the co-owner of F. Suie One Company in Pasadena. Established in 1888 it is one of the nations oldest antiques stores. Over the years, Schulman has facilitated sales to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena.
If you want to take advance of their experience and expertise you need to register your valuables as soon as possible. Registration will close once the allotted sports are filled. Tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
More details: http://coronadohistory.org/blog/coronado-treasures-road-show/
