Behind the scenes at Antiques Roadshow, and some vintage Taxco silver jewelry appraisals

While vintage Taxco silver jewelry hasn’t had much airtime on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow (see appraisal links below), it’s still fun to watch the program because, well, you just never know.  Roadshow is one of the most popular programs on PBS and is without doubt the reason why so many other networks now offer programs that look at people’s “junk” to determine if any of it actually falls in the category of “treasure.”

It’s not often that the Antiques Roadshow “veil” is lifted, but recently Current.org published a must-read story that gives us a glimpse of the relationship between the appraisers and the show’s producing station, WBGH.  Read Conflicting appraisals: Minutes on Roadshow are pay enough for some here.

Here are the links (each one opens in a new window) to vintage Taxco silver jewelry appraisals on Antiques Roadshow:

Margot de Taxco Jewelry, ca. 1955

Taxco Silver Necklace & Bracelet, ca. 1950

And check out this link to a collection of 20th-Century Antonio Pineda Gold Jewelry that one lucky lady inherited from her parents, who were friends of Pineda’s.