WEBVTT 00:02.100 --> 00:05.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: This is a piece that I purchased at a flea market in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 00:07.100 --> 00:11.566 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% in about 1969 or 1970. And we bought it so that we would have a change table for our 00:15.600 --> 00:20.600 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% firstborn baby. I have pictures of my daughter at six months sitting in a bathtub on top 00:21.200 --> 00:22.733 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% of this buffet. 00:22.733 --> 00:24.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: Do you remember how much you paid for it? 00:24.733 --> 00:28.633 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: This antique dealer down there had several buffets of different types, and he 00:28.633 --> 00:33.333 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% wanted to clean out his antique store because they were taking up so much room, so he said 00:33.333 --> 00:36.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that we could have any one we wanted for $25. 00:36.400 --> 00:38.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: Wow! And do you know who made it? 00:38.900 --> 00:43.433 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% GUEST: I believe it's a Stickley, because I found the labels, actually, like, this week, 00:43.433 --> 00:45.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% as I'm getting it ready to bring it here. 00:45.566 --> 00:50.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: So the piece is by Stickley, and the firm, while not owned by the family, is 00:50.233 --> 00:55.200 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% still in business today. But this piece was made by Craftsman, which was a Stickley company, 00:57.266 --> 01:01.333 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% which was started at around 1900. What we also know is that it was retailed through 01:01.333 --> 01:05.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% their New York showrooms, and then that's really helpful, because then we have a better 01:05.133 --> 01:10.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% sense of when it was made, and we are able to say it was between about 1905 and 1910. 01:12.066 --> 01:14.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% So the paper label on the back has all of that information for us, which is really, 01:14.700 --> 01:19.233 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% really helpful. The Stickley Brothers firm was established in upstate New York just outside 01:19.233 --> 01:24.233 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% of Syracuse. So they're very firmly an upstate New York company. The Arts and Crafts movement, 01:26.166 --> 01:28.766 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% which came over from England, sort of was really established in upstate New York by 01:28.766 --> 01:32.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Stickley. Some people refer to this as Mission-style furniture. 01:32.133 --> 01:34.166 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Mm-hmm. 01:34.166 --> 01:36.733 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: And Stickley really didn't like the use of that term. He really preferred 01:36.733 --> 01:41.733 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% Arts and Crafts. It's a much more simplistic term. He had these very simplistic visions 01:44.200 --> 01:46.800 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% in life and in community, and this is a really wonderful example of one of his pieces. It's 01:48.866 --> 01:52.166 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% made of oak, with these wonderful quarter-sawn oak panels here and this absolutely fabulous 01:54.100 --> 01:57.633 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% hammered-copper hardware-- these wonderful big hinges. You've got the big ring handle, 01:59.700 --> 02:04.466 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% cabinet door handles, and then also the drawer pulls. Also, this piece back here, do you 02:04.466 --> 02:05.900 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% know what this is for? 02:05.900 --> 02:08.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% GUEST: Yeah, for plates. I always have put plates in there. 02:08.466 --> 02:11.933 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: Yup, that's exactly right, that's for plates. And then what's really nice... 02:11.933 --> 02:13.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We have the Stickley mark in there. 02:13.833 --> 02:15.900 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Mm-hmm. 02:15.900 --> 02:19.633 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: Which is a joiner's compass. And it says, "Als Ik Kan," which, loosely translated, 02:19.633 --> 02:24.266 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% means "To the best of my ability." I would call it a sideboard. I think you had called 02:24.266 --> 02:25.266 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% it a buffet. 02:25.266 --> 02:27.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Mm-hmm. 02:27.366 --> 02:29.433 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% APPRAISER: They're very interchangeable terms. What's really lovely about this piece is that 02:29.433 --> 02:32.933 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% the finish is almost completely original. Do you see there's a color variation along 02:32.933 --> 02:36.733 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% this front edge? It's a little lighter, this warm honey color here? 02:36.733 --> 02:38.766 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Yeah. 02:38.766 --> 02:40.800 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: Well, that's simply because when people were cleaning and dusting it, they 02:40.800 --> 02:44.366 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% really just focused on dusting the front edge, so then you have this transition back to the 02:44.366 --> 02:48.633 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% back, where it maybe wasn't dusted as much. That's a really good way to look at the finish 02:48.633 --> 02:50.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and have a sense of whether it's original or not. 02:50.700 --> 02:52.233 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Really? 02:52.233 --> 02:53.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: I can tell you $25 was a very good investment. 02:53.400 --> 02:55.466 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: (laughs) 02:55.466 --> 02:59.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: If I were to see this come up for auction today, I would expect to see an auction 02:59.500 --> 03:02.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% estimate of between around about $3,000 and $5,000. 03:02.600 --> 03:07.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: Okay. Well, that's exciting. That's fun. Now we, now we know.