Appraisal: Alexander Calder Brooch, ca. 1958
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Appraisal: Alexander Calder Brooch, ca. 1958
Watch Peter J. Shemonsky's appraisal of an Alexander Calder brooch, ca. 1958, in Vintage Dallas, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: Alexander Calder Brooch, ca. 1958
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Watch Peter J. Shemonsky's appraisal of an Alexander Calder brooch, ca. 1958, in Vintage Dallas, Hour 2.
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APPRAISER: And this was a friend of yours?
GUEST: Yes.
Her and her husband didn't have any children, and she passed away in 2002.
'Cause we took care of her in her later years, she left us her home and belongings, and this was in her stuff.
If we hadn't had a friend call and tell us she had it, I don't know if we'd have looked for it.
What we were told was that because she worked for a magazine-- I believe it was in New York-- she went to Alexander Calder's studio and interviewed him, and he presented her this pin when she went to the studio.
But it's not signed, so that's why we were not sure what it was.
APPRAISER: It is by Alexander Calder.
GUEST: Great.
APPRAISER: Calder did a lot of these pieces...
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: ...sometimes in nickel silver, which this is, and sometimes he did them in aluminum.
This, it dates probably from the late '50s-- I would say '57, '58, '59, in that time period.
GUEST: Okay, okay.
APPRAISER: And he would do these as just sort of these little quips and studies and give them to friends.
It wasn't about making money.
They were just these wonderful little kind of experiments...
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: ...that he did in using form and shape and forging wire, et cetera, and they became gifts.
Obviously, what has happened is, Calder became more recognized as a great artist because of his mobiles and the other items that he did and designed.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: And so the jewelry pieces become highly, highly collectible.
And I would say at auction, conservative estimate, would be between $20,000 and $30,000.
GUEST: (laughing): You're kidding me!
APPRAISER: No, I'm not.
Appraisal: 17th C. Brussels Tapestry
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: 17th C. Brussels Tapestry (2m 24s)
Appraisal: 1830 "The Book of Mormon" First Printing
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 15s | Appraisal: 1830 "The Book of Mormon" First Printing (2m 15s)
Appraisal: 1867 Wilhelm Velten Landscape Oil
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 1m 23s | Appraisal: 1867 Wilhelm Velten Landscape Oil (1m 23s)
Appraisal: 1906 Louis Akin Chromolithograph
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 1m 2s | Appraisal: 1906 Louis Akin Chromolithograph (1m 2s)
Appraisal: 1925 Paolo Troubetzkoy Bronze Figure
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: 1925 Paolo Troubetzkoy Bronze Figure (2m 23s)
Appraisal: American Folk Art Rag Doll, ca. 1895
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 12s | Appraisal: American Folk Art Rag Doll, ca. 1895 (2m 12s)
Appraisal: Dallas Memorabilia & Tennessee Sampler
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 3m 7s | Appraisal: Dallas Memorabilia & Tennessee Sampler (3m 7s)
Appraisal: Dutch Miniature Cutlery Box, ca. 1800
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Dutch Miniature Cutlery Box, ca. 1800 (2m 24s)
Appraisal: Early 20th C. Nippon Coralene Vase
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 1m 35s | Appraisal: Early 20th C. Nippon Coralene Vase (1m 35s)
Appraisal: Egyptian Revival Folk Art Table, ca. 1925
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 51s | Appraisal: Egyptian Revival Folk Art Table, ca. 1925 (2m 51s)
Appraisal: English Mocha Ware Jug, ca. 1800
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: English Mocha Ware Jug, ca. 1800 (2m 34s)
Appraisal: English Victorian Wall Clock, ca. 1870
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 42s | Appraisal: English Victorian Wall Clock, ca. 1870 (2m 42s)
Appraisal: George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 3m 42s | Appraisal: George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900 (3m 42s)
Appraisal: Guy Wiggins 'Old Trinity, New York Winter' Oil
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 3m 40s | Appraisal: 1930 Guy Wiggins 'Old Trinity, New York Winter' Oil (3m 40s)
Appraisal: Makuzu Kozan Porcelain Teapot, ca. 1890
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 3m 31s | Appraisal: Makuzu Kozan Porcelain Teapot, ca. 1890 (3m 31s)
Appraisal: Texas Fall-front Desk, ca. 1860
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 3m 32s | Appraisal: Texas Fall-front Desk, ca. 1860 (3m 32s)
Appraisal: Mahogany Green Man Chair, ca. 1890
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 29s | Appraisal: Mahogany Green Man Chair, ca. 1890 (2m 29s)
Appraisal: Ruth, Mantle & Maris Signed Baseball
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Clip: S27 Ep21 | 2m 56s | Appraisal: Ruth, Mantle & Maris Signed Baseball (2m 56s)
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