Appraisal: Zark Pottery Vase, ca.1910
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Appraisal: Zark Pottery Vase, ca.1910
See Riley Humler's appraisal of a Zark Pottery vase, ca.1910, in Grant's Farm, Hour 3!
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Appraisal: Zark Pottery Vase, ca.1910
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See Riley Humler's appraisal of a Zark Pottery vase, ca.1910, in Grant's Farm, Hour 3!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: It's been passed down through the family since my grandmother and I've had possession of it since 1986.
APPRAISER: You know the name.
GUEST: Zark.
APPRAISER: I think it's one of the nicer pieces of Zark I've ever seen.
GUEST: Really?
APPRAISER: The piece is marked "Zark," which is short for Ozark Pottery, which operated in St.
Louis here from 1906 to about 1910.
Locust Street-- I'm not sure where Locust Street is.
GUEST: Yes.
Downtown, yes.
APPRAISER: Downtown.
What's unusual about it is the naturalistic treatment of the dragonflies.
There's one, two, three dragonflies on here.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: And you will note, also, besides saying "Zark" on the bottom, there are other initials.
That would be the artist who... GUEST: Okay, the potter.
APPRAISER: Yes-- or the person who did the decoration.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: This is a combination of incising and slip decoration.
I don't know who the artist is.
This brilliant blue may be more prevalent up here than you think.
I think you can use mild soap and warm water.
This might clean up quite a bit.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: Do you have a sense of value?
GUEST: No, uh, pieces that I was looking at on the internet, I mean, on auction sale, anywhere from a couple of hundred up to a thousand.
I thought, no way would that be in that range.
APPRAISER: Well, I think this is a better example.
GUEST: Whoo!
APPRAISER: And truthfully, talked to my colleagues.
We think a conservative auction estimate would easily be in the $1,500 to $2,500.
GUEST: No, no, no, no, no.
APPRAISER: Maybe $2,000 to $3,000.
GUEST: Are you serious?
APPRAISER: I am.
GUEST: Oh, thank you, Irish gods.
APPRAISER: I told you, I'm not Irish.
GUEST: But I am!
(chuckling) APPRAISER: Continue to take care, 'cause it's a... GUEST: Oh, I will.
APPRAISER: ...it's a sweetie.
GUEST: I love it.
I love it's squat, little body.
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 3m 15s | Appraisal: 1864 Civil War Collection (3m 15s)
Appraisal: 1926 Tom Barnett "The Rapids" Oil
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Appraisal: 1941 Bandelier National Monument Poster
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Appraisal: 1943 Hamilton Model 22 Chronometer
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: 1962 Ahmed Yacoubi "A Spell Against Evil" Oil (2m 18s)
Appraisal: 1979 - 1981 Iran Hostage Archive
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 4m 24s | Appraisal: 1979 - 1981 Iran Hostage Archive (4m 24s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: 2038 BCE Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet (2m 55s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: A. Paul Brooks Silent Film Art, ca. 1927 (3m 21s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: Carl Kauba Cowboy Bronze, ca. 1900 (2m 53s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: Cartier Art Deco Tutti Frutti Clutch, ca. 1925 (2m 21s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 3m 42s | Appraisal: Golden Venture Paper Sculptures, ca. 1995 (3m 42s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 16s | Appraisal: Harry Bertoia for Knoll Chairs, ca. 1970 (1m 16s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 3m 25s | Appraisal: John Young Apollo 16 & STS-1 Group (3m 25s)
Appraisal: Laykin et Cie Gold, Lapis & Diamond Bracelet, ca. 1960
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 2m 15s | Appraisal: Laykin et Cie Gold, Lapis & Diamond Bracelet, ca. 1960 (2m 15s)
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 3m 2s | Appraisal: Massachusetts Chippendale Slant-front Desk, ca. 1765 (3m 2s)
Appraisal: Victorian Gold & Enamel Bangles, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 55s | Appraisal: Victorian Gold & Enamel Bangles, ca. 1890 (1m 55s)
Appraisal: Walt Disney-signed Roy Williams Drawing, ca. 1958
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Clip: S30 Ep15 | 1m 29s | Appraisal: Walt Disney-signed Roy Williams Drawing, ca. 1958 (1m 29s)
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