It was mistakenly appraised for up to $50,000.
AtlasObscura: Usually the appraisers on the hypnotic PBS hit, Antiques Roadshow, seem to be pretty spot on with their appraisals of the knick-knacks and furniture that cross their path, but every once in a while, even the experts make a mistake.
Such an error occurred last year, when one expert priced a (seemingly purposefully) ugly jug at up to $50,000, Hyperallergic pointed out. But, as it turns out, it was simply a high school art project worth much less.
I see al kinds of old art class ceramics at the thrift stores and have even purchased a couple of the better ones but I never thought they would be worth more than a few bucks. Maybe I should spend less of my hard earned cash on vintage tools and postcards and more on vintage A+ high school art projects.
From the looks of that jug, it is possible that ‘shrooms were popular in Oregon in 1973.
Don’t feel bad Antiques Roadshow. A bunch of Americans appraised Barack Obama as a high-priced item and elected him twice as President. Turns out he wasn’t worth a ?.
I like when they’re fooled: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3002712/Pranksters-cheap-IKEA-print-art-gallery-ask-experts-value-saying-worth-nearly-2million.html.
All my kids made ” Ugly Jugs” in elementary school. It has been a thing for years. Do these appraisers not have children?
Also, that jug looks kinda rayciss.
If that’s a HS project, I wonder what that student is doing today? Well done. I might not have mistaken it for a $50K antique, but I would have recognized it for a well done art piece.
Absolutely right , B Woodman. I display all three of my Ugly Jugs in the china cabinet.
Kinda looks like an artists interpretation of a petrified devil’s turd.
artist’s
“Yo mama so ugly she make that Antiques Roadshow jug look good.”
😉
HS Project or no, it looks better than all that stuff on the “Kneeling Hitler and other Trash” bullshit thread.
(the thread wasn’t bullshit, the “art” was)
izlamo delenda est …
The “artist” is now a horse trainer?! I hope she doesn’t scare them into submission with other ghastly artwork. Poor horses! 😉
Wait! Hold the phone!
I swear I saw that on eBay, listed as a bust of Eleanor Roosevelt.
That thing belongs on the show American Roadkill. 🙄
Hillary’s bust for the mantle in the white hut.
i think it’s cool. isn’t that what art is supposed to be anyway?