Appraisal: Cathedral Pattern Molded Jar, ca. 1850
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Appraisal: Cathedral Pattern Molded Jar, ca. 1850
Check out Ken Farmer's appraisal of a cathedral pattern molded jar, ca. 1850, in Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1!
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Appraisal: Cathedral Pattern Molded Jar, ca. 1850
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Check out Ken Farmer's appraisal of a cathedral pattern molded jar, ca. 1850, in Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: That’s a, uh, a pickle jar that originated in Dahlonega, Georgia.
At one point, it was used to serve the Yankee soldiers pickles at the end of the Civil War.
When it was over, soldiers left, and my great-great-grandmother wound up marrying one of 'em and took off with him.
APPRAISER: Oh, my goodness.
How was the family feeling about that?
GUEST: I’m sure it all worked out for the best, 'cause here I am.
And... APPRAISER: (laughs) So how do you know that the Union Army ate pickles out of this?
GUEST: There was a, uh, document in there that was written by my, uh, great-great-grandmother.
She detailed what took place at the, uh, Mint City, as it was known, as Dahlonega.
APPRAISER: The first thing I look at when I look at a piece of glass like this... I look at, at the coloration and what it is.
But I also look all around all four sides to make sure that there's not any broken places in it.
But, you know, the kicker on this is to look up under the bottom... and see if it has wear.
GUEST: Yeah, there is some.
APPRAISER: Look right there.
You see all that wear?
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: This bottle was molded, and it was made in a factory.
There's no way to know for sure which factory made it, but I'm 99% sure that it's an American bottle.
This is the size bottle that would've sat on the countertop in a country store in the 1860s or '70s.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: If you look at the pattern, it's called cathedral, but it goes right along with the gothic style of decorative arts that was real popular in America and England in the 1840s and the 1850s.
And the color is called light aqua.
But the thing that really makes this neat is that story.
So if we went out of here today, we could probably find one of these bottles for sale, retail for $300 or $400.
But I think with that story, to somebody who values that history, it's probably more like a $1,000 bottle.
GUEST: Mm.
I would've thought if I walked into an antique store, it'd be $40 or $50, and, uh... APPRAISER: Okay.
GUEST: ...that would've been my thought.
APPRAISER: Well, we can add a zero, at least.
GUEST: Well, that's good news.
Appraisal: 1901 Alexander Fisher Enamel Plaque with Letter
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 44s | Appraisal: 1901 Alexander Fisher Enamel Plaque with Letter (2m 44s)
Appraisal: 1967 Frank Stella "Fortín de las Flores" Screenprint
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 51s | Appraisal: 1967 Frank Stella "Fortín de las Flores" Screenprint (2m 51s)
Appraisal: 1977 Carl Andre 4 "Aluminum Square" Sculpture
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: 1977 Carl Andre 4 "Aluminum Square" Sculpture (3m 5s)
Appraisal: 1981 Andy Warhol-inscribed "Myths"
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 9s | Appraisal: 1981 Andy Warhol-inscribed "Myths" (2m 9s)
Appraisal: 1992 Tournament of the Americas "Dream Team" Signed Ball
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 9s | Appraisal: 1992 Tournament of the Americas "Dream Team" Signed Ball (2m 9s)
Appraisal: Alexis Jean Fournier Landscape Oil Painting, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 59s | Appraisal: Alexis Jean Fournier Landscape Oil Painting, ca. 1910 (2m 59s)
Appraisal: American Bisque Baby Elephant Cookie Jar, ca. 1945
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: American Bisque Baby Elephant Cookie Jar, ca. 1945 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Ansonia "Lydia' Figural Mantle Clock, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 28s | Appraisal: Ansonia "Lydia' Figural Mantle Clock, ca. 1890 (1m 28s)
Appraisal: European Creedmoor-style Mechanical Bank, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: European Creedmoor-style Mechanical Bank, ca. 1890 (3m 21s)
Appraisal: Hanns-Peter Krafft for Meier Sheep, ca. 1980
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 21s | Appraisal: Hanns-Peter Krafft for Meier Sheep, ca. 1980 (1m 21s)
Appraisal: "His Master's Voice" Gramophone Group
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: "His Master's Voice" Gramophone Group (3m 16s)
Appraisal: Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Bracelet
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Bracelet (2m 2s)
Appraisal: Juvenia Arithmo Calculator Watch, ca. 1955
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 42s | Appraisal: Juvenia Arithmo Calculator Watch, ca. 1955 (1m 42s)
Appraisal: Olga de Amaral "Lost Image VII" Tapestry
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 42s | Appraisal: Olga de Amaral "Lost Image VII" Tapestry (3m 42s)
Appraisal: Ottoman Silver Gilt & Niello Belt, ca. 1875
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 47s | Appraisal: Ottoman Silver Gilt & Niello Belt, ca. 1875 (1m 47s)
Appraisal: Signed 1936 "Gone With the Wind" First Edition
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 36s | Appraisal: Signed 1936 "Gone With the Wind" First Edition (3m 36s)
Appraisal: Van Cleef Diamond & Platinum Brooch, ca. 1960
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: Van Cleef Diamond & Platinum Brooch, ca. 1960 (2m 25s)
Preview: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1
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Preview: S30 Ep4 | 30s | Preview: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1 (30s)
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