Lars Tharp
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 70 |
Date of birth | March 27,1954 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Copenhagen |
Denmark | |
Residence | Leicestershire |
United Kingdom | |
Books | The Little, Brown Illustrated Encyclopedia of Antiques |
Job | Historian |
Education | Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys |
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ID | 1361911 |
Lars Tharp Life story
Lars Broholm Tharp is a Danish-born British historian, lecturer and broadcaster, and one of the longest running 'experts' on the BBC antiques programme, Antiques Roadshow, first appearing in 1986.
Ming vase used as £8. 50 doorstop in Essex sells for £3,400
An £8. 50 vase that " sat in The Corner of a downstairs loo" has sold for £3,400 after auctioneers linked it to the Chinese Ming Dynasty .
The vase belonged to Amanda Lawler, whose daughter Mary bought it for her in a charity shop in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex in 2020.
Mrs Lawler said she used the ornament as " an occasional doorstop" and almost threw it away when she moved house.
The piece sold at Lockdales Auctioneers near Ipswich on Thursday for £3,400.
Mrs Lawler had kept the vase, saying she later saw an " identical" one on The Bbc 's Antiques Roadshow , valued up to £10,000.
Speaking ahead of the auction, Mrs Lawler said she had tasked Her Daughter with finding an ornament for the WC, and was pleased when she was sent a photo of the vase in a shop with the asking Price of £8. 50.
However, she had suggested Her Daughter try " offering a fiver for it. . which she would not do as it was a charity shop".
" It just sat in The Corner of the downstairs loo for quite a while, " Mrs Lawler said.
One Day she spotted a post on Social Media about a Ming vase featured on an episode of Antiques Roadshow .
The programme's specialist Lars Tharp had valued a vase on The Show at between £5,000 and £10,000.
" I looked at the pictures and thought, that looks very much like our vase, " Mrs Lawler said.
She showed it to auctioneers Lockdales - and their specialist Liza Machan agreed.
" It was one of those 'I'm just going to sit down for a little bit' moments, " said Mrs Lawler.
Ms Machan said: " The vase had The Provenance of having an identical one on the Antiques Roadshow - and to an extent we were relying on The Provenance of The Bbc programme. "
She Said it seemed likely The Essex vase was one of a pair that had been donated to charity but split up, as they were both purchased from shops for a similar Price - Less than £10 each.
" There was a lot of interest in it pre-auction, " Ms Machan said.
It was put into the auction with a guide Price of between £3,000 and £4,000 - Going Under The Hammer for £3,400.
The vase is understood to have been purchased by a private collector, probably from the UK.
Mrs Lawler said as Her Daughter Mary had found it and paid for it, she was likely to get the " lion's share" of the sale Price .
Her Daughter 's old VW Golf car needed some work, and She Said The Money would be used to do it up.
Source of news: bbc.com