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The
Roadshow at the Toronto Home Show, October 2007
 Over
the Thanksgiving Weekend, the Canadian Antiques Roadshow made a
special appearance at the International Home Show in Toronto. Several
of our appraisers were on hand to offer free advice to guests and
to talk about the new season of shows.
We
had some wonderful items show up at the International Home Show
in Toronto. A beautiful Belleek teapot came with its owner.
Expert
Bill Kime said “It's a 'Tridacna' teapot from the 'Egg Shell
Tridacna Tea Ware' range (shape number D356 in the 1904 Belleek
catalogue)... this one bears the earliest Belleek mark, which was
used 1863-1890... I found a 12 piece tea set (including a tray,
which would account for more than half the value) sold recently
for $2000... I'd say a teapot might be worth about $200 in good
condition.”
 This
medal was dug out of the ground in Belgrade in 1984. Ross Wilson
said: “This is the Kingdom of Serbia's Order of St. Sava:
the 1st Class Grand Cross Breast Star (that means that it was worn
on the lower breast). The Order was instituted by King Mila I in
1883 and was established to reward civilian citizens for achievements
in Science and the Arts. This order is a Type III and dates between
1921 and 1941. It would appear to be in very good condition (considering
it was buried) and given the interest in European orders on today's
market I would think it would be worth in the region of $500-$1000.”
We
also saw this great toy car. We didn’t have a toy expert with
us in Toronto, so we asked Mike Huen- one of our experts based in
Winnipeg to give us his thoughts:“
 The
race car is fabulous. I have not seen this one specifically, but
it is Japanese and from the mid 1950's. It is a generic copy of
the 1952 Agajanian race car which Troy Ruttman drove to victory
in the 1952 Indianapolis 500. I can not tell who made it; the mark
on the box is just a bit too small. It appears to be approximately
12" long. (Bigger is better) Based on that size and the style
of construction, I feel a fair price in today’s market would
be between $400.00 - $600.00 each.”
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