A guest on Antiques Roadshow was left completely speechless when she learned the true value of a textile she had picked up from a thrift store for just one dollar
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked when an item she picked up from a thrift store turned out to be worth a small fortune.
She explained: "I always look for linens and needlework because it interests me and I like to study and appreciate it. I have a lot of appreciation for women who have done needlework and this kind of stuck out to me." He noted: "There's an incredible subtlety to the colouration and the way this is woven and put together. "So I was thinking: 'Gosh, you know, really this is better than most' and intrigued myself."
Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom, initially a painter, opened her workshop in 1918, crafting textiles, curtain fabrics, rugs, and carpets. James highlighted her significance, saying, "She was of such prominence that she designed and manufactured the rugs that are used for the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, so she's really a designer of some note".
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