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?