Arts and Antiques Appraisal Day with Lark Mason of PBS

The Northport Historical Society will present a day of evaluation and intrigue as expert appraiser Lark Mason comes to Northport’s Village Hall, 224 Main Street, on Saturday, November 10th from 9 am to 5 pm. A celebrity appraiser who has provided appraisals for PBS’s traveling antiques show and iGavelAuctions.com, Mr. Mason and his team of experts will offer professional appraisals of antique furniture, collectibles, textiles, paintings, silver, jewelry, art and more.

Last held in 2016, the Historical Society’s version of the PBS antiques show created quite a stir when a West Hempstead man found a simple pot he had inherited from his great aunt was actually an imperial Chinese brush pot valued at $30,000. As Mr. Mason said, “appraising is like trying to unravel a mystery…the thing that’s really joyful about what we do is to find things that have value and that someone is unware of.” “…To share that with them,” he added, “sometimes dramatically changes the person’s life.”

A fee of $30 per item will be charged for Northport Historical Society members and $40 per item for non-members, with a maximum of two items allowed per attendee. Along with Mr. Mason who will be appraising paintings and American and European works of art, are Lark Mason III who will be appraising Asian art and Niki Tiliakos, who will handle jewelry and silver. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Northport Historical Society. Tickets are available the day of or may be reserved at www.northporthistorical.org/events