You've tickets to the Antiques Roadshow. What do you take?

You've tickets to the Antiques Roadshow. What do you take?
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A beautiful, hand carved wooden armchair with a brocade seat, referred to as a Barcelona Chair by my family (I don’t know anything about it, and would love some info); my great-grandmother’s vanity set which includes a mirror, brush, and button hook; some of my books – lovely old encyclopedias and school books that I pick up for next to nothing at barn sales and such.
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