The Most Valuable Item Ever Seen On Antiques Roadshow

How Did She Get It?

The first question Mason asked was “How did she get it?” but the answer wasn’t as simple as the question. It seemed that the statue has been in the owner’s family for a long time and her early memories of how it came to be in her family are pretty murky.

“My grandparents picked it up. They travelled a lot in China,” she said, “When were they in China?” Mason asked. The lady replied by saying, “probably in the early part of the century.”