Family treasure to be in spotlight
F or viewers of “Chesapeake Collectibles,” a Maryland Public Television spinoff of PBS’ long-running “Antiques Roadshow” series, it’s all about the reveal.
Monday’s episode of the program, which will conclude the series’ eighth season, will offer examples of the show letting people at home listen in as ordinary folks learn the value and backstory of their unique antiques.
Glenwood resident Peter Adams will appear on camera when an expert tells him about the mid-19th-century Japanese scroll he and his wife, Linda, own, part of a half-hour episode set to air March 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Only10 percent of the approximately 500 antique owners who showed up at Turf Valley Resort in June were selected to appear on the TV program.
“For our viewers, the show is a treasure hunt,” said Susanne Stahley, a Howard County resident who serves as producer of the series.
“Chesapeake Collectibles” films an entire 12-episode season — composed of 40 to 50 segments — in a single weekend, using 20 appraisers and three camera crews.
“Every year I say we’ll surely run out of people, and every year we get really fascinating items,” she said, noting that Season 9 will also be filmed at the Ellicott City resort, on Aug. 18 and 19.
“The sense of promise is the appeal of the program, but equally important are the people’s stories with their elements of surprise and suspense,” Stahley said.
Before being chosen to appear on camera, the Adamses had told an on-site expert in Asian art about their quest as young newlyweds to buy a piece of authentic Japanese art nearly a halfcentury ago. Their story intrigued Dennis G.
Harter, an independent evaluator and Japanese art collector from Manassas, Va., who then conferred with Stahley.
Stahley approved Harter’s recommendation and instructed him to invite one of the Adamses to be on-camera, which is the show’s rule. Peter Adams accepted. The couple said they were told the value of their scroll at auction would be about $5,000 or so in the U.S., but $12,000 or more in Japan.
“It was a great day for us,” Peter Adams said.
Linda Adams, who didn’t mind staying off-camera, said she’d “do it all over again” if given the chance.
“It was worth the price of admission to see all the people and all the things they brought,” she said.
The couple, who marked their 50th wedding anniversary last year, met in 1966 during a brewery tour in Denmark.
It was a damsel-in-distress situation that brought them together. Linda, who was traveling with girlfriends to celebrate their recent college graduation, was having trouble with her camera. Peter offered to assist. The chemistry was immediate.
Monday’s episode of the program, which will conclude the series’ eighth season, will offer examples of the show letting people at home listen in as ordinary folks learn the value and backstory of their unique antiques.
Glenwood resident Peter Adams will appear on camera when an expert tells him about the mid-19th-century Japanese scroll he and his wife, Linda, own, part of a half-hour episode set to air March 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Only10 percent of the approximately 500 antique owners who showed up at Turf Valley Resort in June were selected to appear on the TV program.
“For our viewers, the show is a treasure hunt,” said Susanne Stahley, a Howard County resident who serves as producer of the series.
“Chesapeake Collectibles” films an entire 12-episode season — composed of 40 to 50 segments — in a single weekend, using 20 appraisers and three camera crews.
“Every year I say we’ll surely run out of people, and every year we get really fascinating items,” she said, noting that Season 9 will also be filmed at the Ellicott City resort, on Aug. 18 and 19.
“The sense of promise is the appeal of the program, but equally important are the people’s stories with their elements of surprise and suspense,” Stahley said.
Before being chosen to appear on camera, the Adamses had told an on-site expert in Asian art about their quest as young newlyweds to buy a piece of authentic Japanese art nearly a halfcentury ago. Their story intrigued Dennis G.
Harter, an independent evaluator and Japanese art collector from Manassas, Va., who then conferred with Stahley.
Stahley approved Harter’s recommendation and instructed him to invite one of the Adamses to be on-camera, which is the show’s rule. Peter Adams accepted. The couple said they were told the value of their scroll at auction would be about $5,000 or so in the U.S., but $12,000 or more in Japan.
“It was a great day for us,” Peter Adams said.
Linda Adams, who didn’t mind staying off-camera, said she’d “do it all over again” if given the chance.
“It was worth the price of admission to see all the people and all the things they brought,” she said.
The couple, who marked their 50th wedding anniversary last year, met in 1966 during a brewery tour in Denmark.
It was a damsel-in-distress situation that brought them together. Linda, who was traveling with girlfriends to celebrate their recent college graduation, was having trouble with her camera. Peter offered to assist. The chemistry was immediate.
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