Rare Objects Quotes

I was 16 before I met another passionate collector. One summer, I visited England; a new friend took me calling on his dotty, brilliant old aunt. She occupied a quaint house in Kent. Its walls were lined with glass-fronted cases full of what? Ancient shoe buckles.

I've been an avid collector since I was a child.

If you go to most pawn shops in Las Vegas, they will tell you exactly what they will pay for, say, an iPod. But if you show up with an 1833 ormolu clock, it won't pop up in their computer. They are going to tell you to go to Gold & Silver Pawn, because we buy weird things.

I think the reason I love 'Antiques Roadshow' is that it is sort of like the lottery. There's the chance a regular Joe could walk in with anything and come out close to a millionaire. There's the thrill of the find.

Hunting for meteorites is like trying to find a pebble on miles of beach.

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

I grew up around old stuff that was not necessarily valuable, but certainly unusual.

I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities.