The youngest participant in the show to date couldn’t believe that the “genie lamp” he found on the roadside could be worth so much.
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A student, considered the youngest participant to date on the “Antiques Roadshow” program, couldn’t believe the value of the “genie lamp” he found on the roadside. The boy found the silver object while walking home from school and had no idea how special it was.
For Lagina Austin, the host of the show, the student recounted seeing something silver and shiny and thought the item might be worth something; he also mentioned he was with his father when they saw what looked like an old pot in a box with a “free” sign next to it.
The student saw the letter G engraved on the object, which is the initial letter of his name, so he decided to take home what he called a “genie lamp.” The “Antiques Roadshow” expert examined the piece and told the young man a bit more about his lamp. She said it was made of sterling silver and was actually a coffee-serving pot.
The host explained that the silver pot he found was worth a lot of money and that the letter G was likely the initial of the last name of the previous owner of the piece. She pointed to a hallmark, “laurel wreath and sword,” indicating that the item was manufactured by Wilcox and Wagner, a sophisticated silver company from New York that ceased operations in 1905.
To the boy’s surprise, the expert estimated that the “genie lamp” could fetch between $250 and $350 at auction. “Wow, for something I found on the roadside. That’s amazing,” he exclaimed.
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