Remember that valuation was done more than 20 years ago. Thats based on the hair styles and clothing of the time.

Today £60,000 divided by 160 paintings/drawings, is only £375 each. Just doesn't seem like enough for a renowned artist. I'm thinking she was underwhelmed, because she expected a much higher amount.

I've heard of British stoicism and understatement, but the woman with the Bastien paintings worth the equivalent of $55,000 (£45,000) today, was about as underwhelmed as you can be. She must have had a bundle in the bank or been taking Valium to remain so calm. Or -- she did have an idea what they were worth before she showed up with them.

@ianwilliams2632

Жыл бұрын

Reticence about emotions was more pronounced back in 1990 when this was made. Many of us are a good deal more emotive today. More recent A.R. episodes abundantly show this, some crowds even clapping after a high valuation is given. Very crass.

@gijgij4541

Жыл бұрын

That is the British middle class equivalent of doing a Meg Ryan.

@davehoward22

Жыл бұрын

You have something like that in the family for years,you'd probably have at least a vague idea it was worth something ...you certainly would today.

@blacksheepbahhhhh9385

Жыл бұрын

That's not much money at all. 50k or 60k won't get you anymore than a crack house...

@fastenbulbous

14 күн бұрын

I mean, given the number of paintings it's not that surprising.

That pot reminds me of the wallpaper in a heavy smokers' living room, which became nicotine stained over the years. I suppose the same happens to ceramics, paintings and everything else exposed to smoke.

@katherine3486

10 ай бұрын

If that's outside What is inside the body like ??? !!! EWWWW

12,000 to 15,000 pounds, that's what she would be offered before going to Auction (which she would more than likely accept, and then forget all about them). Then unbeknownst to her they would eventually go to Auction and fetch their realistic price of 100,000 to 250,000 pounds plus... The Art World is very similar to Used Car salesmen when it comes to morality!

@XNY_Music

Жыл бұрын

It's not really worth my time, but seeing as you're nice, I'll offer you two hundred quid, cash in your pocket, right now, final offer.

@barrybarry5803

Жыл бұрын

@@XNY_Music ~ It's enough to make one want to puke!, and they get away with it time after time after time as they portray themselves as being Holier than Though as they sip on their bullshit champagne!!!

@BaileyGoldstein

Жыл бұрын

You know this is from like 1980 right…so 15,000 pounds is the equivalent of 60,0000 pounds today…

@barrybarry5803

Жыл бұрын

@@BaileyGoldstein Oh Dear!... So, 400,000 to 1,000,000 pounds today!. I bet you were one of the Vaxxed!!!

@dmmtrck6310

Жыл бұрын

Fifteen hundred in £1.500 to £2.000. Not £15,000 (thousand)

taking inflation into account multiply the valuation by 3

£12,000 - £ 15,000 is not really a life changing amount of cash but it would be more than enough to find a new hair stylist and that in itself could quite possibly be life changing

@jameskvo

5 ай бұрын

With inflation and appreciation, the paintings as shown here would make over £60,000 today.

Ammonia?! It strips gilding like no other product! As a collector of Asian ceramics, it was shocking to see such a renown "expert" doing that very thing...😖!!

Incredible would be 500k, not 12-15k

Handling artwork without gloves is very inadvisable, given the acid emission from skin. He should have known better!

@ianwilliams2632

Жыл бұрын

He was a very experienced pictures expert, like all the others on at the time. When gloves were needed, they were used.

@gnirolnamlerf593

Жыл бұрын

Not always true. Any number of studies show that it depends, usually on the condition of the skin on the hands of the handler. Actually, I can't think of a roadshow expert who does use gloves. As Clive Farahar points out, sometimes it is necessary to feel the paper or other substance upon which the art is produced. Being careful not to eat barbecued ribs just before, of course. These paintings seem to have survived quite well being thrown together rather haphazardly in an attic. Did the "elderly relative" who owned them before handle them with gloves? I don't think he damaged anything any further.

@NickPenlee

Жыл бұрын

@@ianwilliams2632 They were needed here and not used! Experts? Some estimates quote a 20% figure for fakes in art museums and possibly higher. There's an increasing opinion that Salvator Mundi is a fake; so much for Martin Kemp's expert opinion!

@NickPenlee

Жыл бұрын

@@gnirolnamlerf593 Well that's the reason why they were in such good condition. It was the tissue paper et al that possibly protected them whilst in 'hibernation', free from handling!

@ianwilliams2632

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of a specific instance, which is somewhere on KZread, I believe from around the same time as this episode was produced. Hilary Kay had a Kid glove from about 1670, before her and she put some protective gloves on to protect it from her finger oils. You're certainly correct about books, of course. One must be able to tell if one has firm purchase on the page.

I wouldn’t get out of bed for £12-£15 thousand. Ridiculous

@henrik5761

10 ай бұрын

Yes