Get hand-picked stories from our editors delivered straight to your inbox every day.<\/p>' Leigh Ronald Keno and Leslie Bernard Keno (twins born March 14, 1957) are American antiquarians, authors, historic car judges, preservationists and television hosts. Yes in many ways I miss New York, I was born in Manhattan and raised there till I got married and moved to Riverdale, NY before moving to NJ to raise my children there. } } Also in 2016, antiques appraiser Stephen Foster was criticized for his $50,000 appraisal of a 1970s high school pottery project. //don't run this function if the user has already triggered the modal by leaving the viewport Arrested last December for driving drunk with his son in the car in Fairfield, the 58-year-old Keno, who with his twin brother, Leslie, popularized "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS, was granted a. if (prefix == undefined) { This was a situation where my brother thought I was bidding on the lot, and I thought HE was bidding on it, Leslie said in an email to the auction house in May. Leigh has either advised or represented some of the country's leading museums . Leslie Keno: Early American Style; Televisioyhteisty; Yhteistyn kirjoittaminen; Keno Bros-kokoelma; Kuvitteellisella PBS-sarjalla "Antiques Roadshow" on kaksi julkkisarvioijaa, joita voidaan kutsua itse kuviksi: kaksoset Leigh ja Leslie Keno. How long has Antiques Roadshow been televised? //default prefix is 'artnet_newsletter_' The brothers, who never took possession of the items they bid on, said they were too busy to be interviewed by The New York Times. Their enthusiasm for items of a certain age has led to greater public awareness and a renewed interest in antique furniture and objects, especially from the American colonial period. He said when his staff realized it was the same person, they told her to pay her entire bill and then never heard back. Please log off from any other devices, and then reload this page continue. $modal[0], { }, var $form = $(formElement); }, * Generic setCookie() method, used by setNewsletterCookie(). $('body').append(signup); The piece sold in the first minute of the antiques show for its $440,000 asking price.. Brodie Castle & Estate, Morayshire 2 Series 45 At Brodie Castle, treasures include a work by Landseer, a. Similarly, the two also worked together to steal a Zouave uniform from an actual museum's collections in order to replace it with a similar Belgian uniform so that they could sell the original to a private collector. Discover just which of grandma's dishes are worth a fortune. } Are the keno brothers married? } Now, a dispute between an appraiser, Gary Sohmers, and the "Antiques Roadshow" gives a rare glimpse into the workings of the show, described in an article in Sunday's EcommerceBytes Update newsletter. // ------------------------------------------------------------------- At that auction in April, for example, by New Orleans Auction Galleries, the Kenos bid against each other about 50 times for a Turkish Angora carpet, according to court papers filed by the auction house. While a senior vice president and director of American furniture and decorative arts at Sotheby's, Leslie married Emily Becnel, an administrator in the English furniture department at Sotheby's, in New York in 1995. clearInterval(initOuibounce); Recently the brothers paid off a portion $70,000 of the New Orleans bill, and will pay the remainder soon, Mr. Harrigan said. We've received your submission. //hide on mobile phones Walberg was the host of two television shows. Please try again later.' He has consulted with many private collectors about their artifacts, paintings, and furniture collections and has worked with many leading museums, includingThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, Colonial Williamsburg, Winterthur Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As for the nonpayments, the brothers blamed cash flow. Leigh Keno was a highly regarded specialist at Christie's. They now have their own furniture brand, lecture regularly and have appeared as celebrity appraisers on all 20 seasons of "Antiques Roadshow" on PBS. I always admired you and still do and hope God willing we can talk again (txt is best for now but I do FaceTime and WhatsApp video chat) I think you might still have my NJ cell number. Jul 18, 2016. expiration_days: 5 Dont know if you actually got that either. Leigh Keno was a highly regarded specialist at Christies. addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css'); Copyright 2023 Scripophily - antiques, collecting. Its a year of innovation ahead at ANTIQUES ROADSHOW with the series celebratory Season 25 featuring all-new episodes and specials airing in 2021! in Public History, Megan is fascinated by vintage & antique items. Christopher Coover, a veteran appraiser of rare books, manuscripts, and printed ephemera for the television program Antiques Roadshow, passed away on April 3 in a hospital in Livingston, New Jersey. A buying spree this spring left them with nearly $600,000 in debt and spurred legal action from two auction houses. + '<\/div>'; }, As of 2023, he is around 66 years old. Lu did not immediately return requests for comment. }); } break; Eileen Kinsella, July 18, 2016 Antique appraisers Leigh and Leslie Keno. Among those she allegedly stiffed was David Killen, who runs an eponymous auction house in Chelsea. But word soon spread. They put its value at $200,000 to $225,000. Pieces include chests, bookshelves, and tables. // Hide the errors + '