“A 75-year-old woman had sold an historic document to an appraiser who gave her $50 for it. “It’s actually the reason I got involved in appraising art and antiques,” Dr. One day she was approached by a victim of one of the most egregious offenses in her business: An unscrupulous appraiser had set the value of an object very low and subsequently purchased that object from the unwitting owner. She discovered that protective tendency while first working at the Yale University Art Gallery and later at the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University, where in 1996 she earned her doctorate in the history of art and architecture. Lori demonstrates her extensive expertise-all while working to protect the interests of people who unknowingly possess valuable objects. It’s just one of the outlets in which Dr. The reality TV show, produced by Los Angeles-based Authentic Entertainment, is shot on location at an auction house north of Atlanta. Lori joined the Discovery Channel’s “Auction Kings” as the show’s expert appraiser. That “nation” has grown considerably since Dr. Lori to the art, antique, and history aficionados who comprise the long-established fan base called “the Dr. “Handling a piece without protection is a big problem,” says Verderame, who is known simply as Dr.
That’s a clear sign of disrespect for the object and its history, says this university professor and former museum curator and director.
The other is when the appraiser neglects to wear white gloves while touching the object in question. One is the scenario in which the appraiser is, in fact, a potential buyer, placing the “expert” in an obvious conflict of interest.
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