An expert left one awestruck guest reeling after her simple rice bowl and dish were valued at an unexpected grand price. In the episode, a savvy pensioner brought along a small rice bowl and plate, keen to know their value, with expert Lark E Mason ready to help. She shared the story behind the items, telling the audience: "It belonged to my mother-in-law and my father-in-law.
My father-in-law was the first consul general for the new country of the Republic of Korea in New York City." She went on to share her own connection to the duo saying, "I don't know how it came into their possession but they gave it to my husband and when he died he left it to me." Giving her own take on the pieces she added: "My best guess is that it's a small white jade rice bowl with plate or saucer.
" Mason then wowed her with the revelation that the rice bowl and the dish were, in fact, not a matching set. Taken aback, she said: "Oh really? For as long as I've had them, they've always been together.", reports .
Mr. Mason clarified about the mismatch due to the colour difference and how the rice bowl does not fit perfectly on the plate. The expert was keen to point out a distinctive aspect of the piece: "One of the other features about this which is really interesting, the dish, is the shape of the wall, the edge.
You notice it's got a very wide centre section that's flat and then it curves up," he said. "This shape is a distinctive Chinese shape. "When I first saw this, my supposition was that it ma.
