Frank H. Boos, 70, president of the Frank H. Boos Gallery in Troy and known for the colorful collection of bow ties he wore on the PBS television show Antiques Roadshow, died on May 9. He was born June 13, 1935, in Detroit and grew up in Grosse Pointe Farms and graduated from the then-Detroit University School and Trinity College.

He had been in the appraisal and auction business for more than 45 years and built a leading regional auction house based on quality, professionalism and excellence. He was one of the original cast members of Antiques Roadshow, which embarked on its first US tour in 1996, and traveled city to city, offering appraisals on thousands of items – valuable or not – that people brought to the show.

Boos was connected with the appraisal and/or dispersal of most of the famous collections in the area, including: Robert Hudson Tannahill, whose collection is now housed at the Detroit Institute of Arts; Charles Gershenson, the real estate magnate whose collection set world records for Americana; Alfred Glancy, who once owned the Empire State Building; and Elizabeth Eddy, a descendant of the Mayflower, whose auction proceeds were donated to charity.

He also handled the collection of the late Minoru and Teruko Yamasaki. Minoru Yamasaki was an internationally renowned architect who left a legacy of at least 175 projects, one being the World Trade Center in New York City. Boos was chosen to disperse the world famous Elsholz glass collection about which books have been written. He also handled the estate of Jess Pavey, a respected and well-known collector of and advisor on period Americana.

He was the retained appraiser of all of the art and objets d’art belonging to the world famous Cranbrook Institutions, which took him five years to appraise and document. Boos was also the first US agent for Christie’s in the conducting of the Anna Thomson Dodge auction held at her home, “Rose Terrace,” in Grosse Pointe Farms in 1970, which was Christie’s first sale in the Western Hemisphere. He was also the retained appraiser for the entire oeuvre of the renowned sculptor Marshall Fredericks. He also handled the sale of the part of Fredericks’ estate that came to public market.

Boos also conducted about 150 estate and other appraisals per year for numerous museums and law firms, as well as all the major banks in Michigan.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy, four children: Jonathan, Christopher, Kristina and Alexandra Stephenson, and five grandchildren.

Services took place May 13 in Royal Oak, where longtime friends honored his memory by wearing bow ties. Memorials may be sent to Beaumont Hospice, 3601 West 13 Mile, Royal Oak MI 48073.