1 00:00:00,933 --> 00:00:01,000 Host: COMING UP ON CHESAPEAKE COLLECTIBLES. 2 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:03,966 Ed Moreno: THE SILVER MARKET HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF BIG 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:05,666 CHANGES AND SO A LOT OF PIECES HAVE DECREASED IN VALUE. 4 00:00:08,900 --> 00:00:08,966 BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PIECES THAT RETAIN 5 00:00:12,166 --> 00:00:13,400 THEIR VALUE. 6 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:13,466 P. Raab Christhilf: FRANKLY THIS IS ONE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES. 7 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:16,166 ALBERT AND VICTORIA FINISHED BAL MORROW CASTLE IN 1853. 8 00:00:21,666 --> 00:00:21,733 SO THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS INTEREST IN THE 9 00:00:24,333 --> 00:00:24,400 SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS. 10 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:26,166 Collector: WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THE FAMILY FOLKLORE 11 00:00:28,366 --> 00:00:28,433 OF THESE BEING TIBETAN WINE CUPS IS VERY, VERY REAL. 12 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:33,600 CLOSED CAPTIONING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY MARYLAND RELAY, 13 00:00:37,100 --> 00:00:37,166 EMPOWERING THOSE WHO ARE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING 14 00:00:39,466 --> 00:00:39,533 OR SPEECH DISABLED TO STAY CONNECTED BY PHONE. 15 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:41,866 ♪♪♪ 16 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:03,466 Announcer: MAJOR FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY... 17 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:06,600 TURF VALLEY, LOCATED ON 1,000 ACRES, 18 00:01:09,233 --> 00:01:09,300 A DESTINATION RESORT FOR WEDDINGS, BUSINESS MEETINGS 19 00:01:12,333 --> 00:01:12,400 AND SPA AND GOLF GETAWAYS. 20 00:01:14,633 --> 00:01:14,700 INFORMATION AT 410-465-1500 AND TURFVALLEY.COM. 21 00:01:21,100 --> 00:01:21,166 SINCE 1924, ALEX COOPER AUCTIONEERS HAS BEEN SERVING 22 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:24,566 THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES, FEATURING MONTHLY GALLERY 23 00:01:26,933 --> 00:01:27,000 ANTIQUE AUCTION SALES. 24 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:28,466 OUR STAFF CAN ASSIST CLIENTS WITH THE DISPOSITION 25 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:30,866 OF THEIR VALUED POSSESSIONS. 26 00:01:32,266 --> 00:01:32,333 ALEX COOPER AUCTIONEERS. 27 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:36,166 [CROWD MURMURS] 28 00:01:44,766 --> 00:01:44,833 Rhea Feiken: WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. 29 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:46,666 CHESAPEAKE COLLECTIBLES HAS A KNACK FOR FINDING SOME OF THE 30 00:01:49,766 --> 00:01:49,833 DARNDEST, STRANGEST THINGS IN PEOPLE'S CLOSETS AND ATTICS. 31 00:01:54,666 --> 00:01:54,733 I'M YOUR HOST RHEA FEIKIN AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE 32 00:01:57,833 --> 00:01:57,900 JOINING US HERE AT TURF VALLEY RESORT IN 33 00:02:00,466 --> 00:02:00,600 ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND, WHERE WE'RE FILMING 34 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:03,566 ALL SEASON LONG. 35 00:02:05,233 --> 00:02:05,300 NOW, WE KNOW THAT OUR POSSESSIONS REVEAL A LOT ABOUT 36 00:02:08,966 --> 00:02:09,033 OUR HISTORY, HOW WE PREPARED OUR FOOD, BUILT OUR HOMES, 37 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:13,200 GUIDED OUR SHIPS AND DROVE OUR WAGONS. 38 00:02:16,266 --> 00:02:16,333 THESE ARTIFACTS CAN TELL US A LOT ABOUT OURSELVES 39 00:02:19,766 --> 00:02:19,833 AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A PART OF OUR CULTURE. 40 00:02:24,433 --> 00:02:25,533 CASE IN POINT. 41 00:02:25,533 --> 00:02:25,600 HERE'S A FASCINATING HEIRLOOM READY FOR IT'S CLOSE UP. 42 00:02:30,233 --> 00:02:30,300 LET'S CHECK IT OUT. 43 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:31,866 Edgard Moreno: I SAW THESE COMING INTO THE APPRAISAL SHOW 44 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:34,466 AND I THOUGHT, "WOW, THESE ARE REALLY VERY SPECIAL ITEMS." 45 00:02:36,833 --> 00:02:36,900 TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE HERE 46 00:02:39,066 --> 00:02:39,133 AND WHY YOU BROUGHT THEM IN TODAY. 47 00:02:40,866 --> 00:02:40,933 Collector: I BROUGHT IN TODAY, ONE OF A PAIR OF CANDELABRA THAT 48 00:02:44,266 --> 00:02:44,333 HAD BEEN IN MY MOTHER'S FAMILY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. 49 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:48,666 Ed: NOW, WHERE DID SHE LIVE? 50 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:49,866 Collector: MY MOM GREW UP IN MANHATTAN. 51 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:52,566 BUT, I ALSO REMEMBER THESE BEING IN MY GRANDPARENTS 52 00:02:55,433 --> 00:02:55,500 COUNTRY HOUSE IN CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK. 53 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,033 Edgard: OKAY. 54 00:02:59,033 --> 00:02:59,100 Collector: AND THE SILVER BOWL ALSO CAME FROM MY MOM'S SIDE. 55 00:03:02,366 --> 00:03:02,433 AND I DON'T HAVE AS STRONG OF A RECOLLECTION OF IT BUT WHEN MY 56 00:03:06,733 --> 00:03:06,800 MOM PASSED AWAY, MY WIFE, WHO HAS A GREAT EYE FOR ANTIQUES... 57 00:03:10,366 --> 00:03:11,633 Edgard: YES SHE DOES! 58 00:03:11,633 --> 00:03:11,700 Collector: SHE SAID IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR US TO HAVE THAT. 59 00:03:15,166 --> 00:03:15,233 Edgard: SO, THESE COME FROM THE FAMILY? 60 00:03:16,733 --> 00:03:16,800 Collector: YES, BOTH FAMILY. 61 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:18,066 Edgard: BOTH FROM GRANDPARENTS? 62 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:19,566 Collector: YES, SAME FAMILY. 63 00:03:20,866 --> 00:03:20,933 Edgard: IN NEW YORK CITY? 64 00:03:22,033 --> 00:03:23,133 Collector: CORRECT. 65 00:03:23,133 --> 00:03:23,200 Edgard: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS KIND OF INTERESTING 66 00:03:24,266 --> 00:03:24,333 ABOUT PIECES LIKE THIS, THE ANTIQUE MARKET, 67 00:03:26,866 --> 00:03:26,933 ESPECIALLY THE SILVER MARKET HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF 68 00:03:28,933 --> 00:03:29,000 BIG CHANGES SINCE 2008. 69 00:03:31,066 --> 00:03:31,133 AND SO A LOT OF PIECES HAVE ACTUALLY DECREASED IN VALUE. 70 00:03:34,033 --> 00:03:34,100 BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY A GOOD INDICATION, 71 00:03:36,633 --> 00:03:36,700 A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PIECES THAT RETAIN THEIR VALUE. 72 00:03:39,266 --> 00:03:39,333 AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE 73 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:41,666 WITH THE CANDELABRA IS VERY SPECIAL. 74 00:03:44,133 --> 00:03:44,200 IT'S MADE BY ROBERT GERALD AND SONS IN LONDON IN 1872. 75 00:03:49,066 --> 00:03:49,133 IT'S A FULLY HALLMARKED PIECE, IT WEIGHS A TREMENDOUS 76 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:52,666 AMOUNT OF SILVER. 77 00:03:54,066 --> 00:03:54,133 AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL REPRODUCTION OF A NEOCLASSICAL 78 00:03:57,700 --> 00:03:57,766 STYLE. 79 00:03:58,533 --> 00:03:58,600 THEY'RE NOT BEING MADE ANYMORE. 80 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,133 AND FOR CERTAIN HOUSES AND CERTAIN PEOPLE, 81 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:02,233 A CANDELABRA LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY A PAIR, A MATED PAIR, 82 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:05,266 IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE. 83 00:04:07,833 --> 00:04:07,900 Collector: WELL, AND I'LL TELL YOU, WE... 84 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:09,466 WE USE THEM DURING THE HOLIDAYS. 85 00:04:11,633 --> 00:04:11,700 THEY'RE FULL OF CANDLES AND LIT. 86 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:14,266 Edgard: ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT THIS PIECE 87 00:04:16,133 --> 00:04:16,200 IS THAT IT... 88 00:04:17,866 --> 00:04:17,933 YOU STILL HAVE THE TOP CANDLE CUP AND IN FACT THE FINIAL 89 00:04:22,700 --> 00:04:22,766 IS WHAT PEOPLE LOSE. 90 00:04:24,233 --> 00:04:24,300 AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT THIS CAN MAKE A 1000 DOLLAR DIFFERENCE. 91 00:04:28,133 --> 00:04:28,200 Collector: WE HAVE TWO OF THEM, EACH ONE HAS ITS FINIAL. 92 00:04:32,266 --> 00:04:32,333 Edgard: YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE FIVE CANDLES EN SUITE. 93 00:04:35,133 --> 00:04:35,200 SO THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE. 94 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:37,066 VERY NICE WITH NEOCLASSICAL DECORATION, TOP OF THE LINE, 95 00:04:40,033 --> 00:04:41,233 REALLY A BEAUTIFUL PIECE. 96 00:04:41,233 --> 00:04:41,300 THE CENTER PIECE, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN 97 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:44,766 YOU DON'T REALLY REMEMBER TOO MUCH. 98 00:04:46,366 --> 00:04:46,433 Collector: WELL, IT DOES HAVE A Z ON IT. 99 00:04:48,733 --> 00:04:48,800 Edgard: UH-HUH... 100 00:04:51,133 --> 00:04:52,266 OKAY? 101 00:04:52,266 --> 00:04:52,333 Collector: AND THAT'S MY GRANDMOTHER'S FATHER WAS ZWEIG. 102 00:04:55,966 --> 00:04:56,033 SO I KNOW IT COMES THROUGH THAT SIDE OF MY FAMILY. 103 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:01,166 Edgard: OKAY. 104 00:05:01,766 --> 00:05:01,833 TIFFANY PIECE. 105 00:05:02,966 --> 00:05:04,000 Collector: YES. 106 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:04,066 Edgard: AGAIN, VERY, VERY HEAVILY WEIGHTED PIECE. 107 00:05:07,733 --> 00:05:07,800 STERLING, BOTH OF THESE PIECES ARE STERLING. 108 00:05:09,966 --> 00:05:10,033 THAT HAS THE TIFFANY MARK ON THE BACK THAT WAS USED 109 00:05:13,066 --> 00:05:13,133 FROM 1907-1938. 110 00:05:16,266 --> 00:05:16,333 SO WE KNOW IT HAPPENED, YOUR FAMILY GOT IT SOMEWHERE IN... 111 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:19,666 Collector: THAT MAKES GOOD SENSE. 112 00:05:21,333 --> 00:05:21,400 Edgard: LARGE AGAIN, LARGE PIECES BY TIFFANY ARE SIMPLY NOT 113 00:05:24,866 --> 00:05:24,933 BEING MADE ANYMORE. 114 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:26,233 BOTH OF THESE ARE GREAT PIECES. 115 00:05:28,233 --> 00:05:28,300 THIS BECAUSE IT'S TIFFANY, THIS BECAUSE IT'S GERARD, 116 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:30,466 TOP OF THE LINE PRODUCTION PIECES. 117 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:32,466 THESE ARE NOT HAND MADE BUT THEY ARE, 118 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:34,466 THEY'RE MADE BY LARGE WELL KNOWN MANUFACTURERS. 119 00:05:37,833 --> 00:05:37,900 HAVE YOU EVER HAD THEM APPRAISED? 120 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:39,566 Collector: WE'VE... I HAVEN'T HAD THEM APPRAISED. 121 00:05:44,300 --> 00:05:44,366 Edgard: DID YOUR PARENTS HAVE THEM APPRAISED? 122 00:05:45,766 --> 00:05:45,833 Collector: MY MOM HAD THESE APPRAISED I THINK AT ONE POINT. 123 00:05:49,333 --> 00:05:49,400 AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN AN APPRAISAL. 124 00:05:52,300 --> 00:05:52,366 WE'VE LOOKED ON EBAY BUT WE CAN'T FIND A BOWL THIS SIZE. 125 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:55,466 [LAUGHS] 126 00:05:56,766 --> 00:05:56,833 AND THAT SHAPE. 127 00:05:58,166 --> 00:05:58,233 Edgard: YOU PROBABLY WON'T FIND THIS BOWL ON EBAY. 128 00:06:01,266 --> 00:06:01,333 IT WOULD BE A BETTER DEAL TO LOOK AT CHRISTY'S OR SOTHEBYS... 129 00:06:04,733 --> 00:06:04,800 Collector: OKAY, WELL WE DIDN'T CHECK... 130 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:06,233 Edgard: THAT WOULD BE MORE THE PLACES YOU MIGHT 131 00:06:09,766 --> 00:06:11,033 WANT TO LOOK. 132 00:06:11,033 --> 00:06:11,100 Collector: WELL WE HAVE A SENSE THAT THE CANDELABRA ARE WORTH 133 00:06:13,866 --> 00:06:13,933 THE COST OF A CAR? 134 00:06:17,333 --> 00:06:17,400 Edgard: WELL, CARS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE NOWADAYS. 135 00:06:19,766 --> 00:06:19,833 SO, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY GO THAT FAR. 136 00:06:21,833 --> 00:06:21,900 BUT THEY ARE... THEY ARE PRICEY. 137 00:06:24,533 --> 00:06:24,600 THIS PAIR, FULLY HALLMARKED IN THIS CONDITION, 138 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:27,666 BECAUSE THEY ARE IN IMMACULATE SHAPE, 139 00:06:29,866 --> 00:06:29,933 WITH THIS FINESSE OF DETAILING, ALL OF THIS THING IS HAND DONE, 140 00:06:33,566 --> 00:06:33,633 THE DETAILING, THE ENGRAVING, IT'S JUST A FABULOUS PIECE. 141 00:06:38,366 --> 00:06:38,433 THE PAIR WOULD BE ABOUT 14,000-15,000 DOLLARS. 142 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:43,066 SO IT'S NOT QUITE A CAR BUT ... 143 00:06:44,833 --> 00:06:44,900 Collector: WELL, SOME... YOU COULD... A CAR. 144 00:06:48,633 --> 00:06:48,700 Edgard: THE CENTER PIECE IS ALSO INTERESTING IN A SENSE 145 00:06:51,300 --> 00:06:51,366 THAT, AGAIN, ALL OF THIS IS DONE BY HAND. 146 00:06:53,266 --> 00:06:53,333 ALL OF THE FLAT CHASING IS DONE BY HAND. 147 00:06:55,133 --> 00:06:55,200 VERY LARGE SIZE AS YOU WELL KNOWN. 148 00:06:57,533 --> 00:06:57,600 AND THIS PIECE, AT AUCTION THEY ARE BRINGING ABOUT $5,000, 149 00:07:02,833 --> 00:07:02,900 BETWEEN $5,000 AND $6,000 DOLLARS. 150 00:07:04,900 --> 00:07:04,966 $5,000 DOLLARS WOULD BE A GOOD PRICE TO THINK ABOUT INSURING 151 00:07:08,700 --> 00:07:08,766 IT, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON. 152 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:10,866 AND BOTH OF THESE PIECES, BECAUSE OF THEIR VERY HIGH STYLE 153 00:07:14,733 --> 00:07:14,800 AND... ALSO DIMENSIONALITY, THESE PIECES ARE NOT 154 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:19,866 GOING TO REALLY LOSE VALUE IN THE SILVER MARKET. 155 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:22,066 THESE PIECES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME. 156 00:07:25,533 --> 00:07:25,600 IT'S A GREAT THING THAT YOU'VE HAD THEM IN YOUR FAMILY 157 00:07:27,700 --> 00:07:28,666 AND I HOPE... 158 00:07:28,766 --> 00:07:29,966 Collector: WE HOPE THEY STAY IN THE FAMILY. 159 00:07:29,966 --> 00:07:30,033 Edgard: YOU CAN FIND MAYBE A CHILD WHO WILL APPRECIATE THEM 160 00:07:32,566 --> 00:07:32,633 AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE. 161 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:33,466 Collector: WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. 162 00:07:34,666 --> 00:07:34,733 Edgard: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT IN TODAY. 163 00:07:35,766 --> 00:07:35,833 Collector: THANK YOU, IT WAS MY PLEASURE. 164 00:07:42,866 --> 00:07:42,933 P. Raab Christhilf: WELCOME TO THE SHOW. 165 00:07:44,733 --> 00:07:45,800 Collector: THANK YOU. 166 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:45,866 P. RAAB: TELL US WHAT KIND OF TREASURE YOU BROUGHT 167 00:07:47,233 --> 00:07:47,300 FOR US TO LOOK AT TODAY. 168 00:07:48,900 --> 00:07:48,966 Collector: THIS IS A PAINTING THAT WE ACQUIRED ABOUT 169 00:07:51,700 --> 00:07:51,766 20 YEARS AGO IN DUBLIN. 170 00:07:54,233 --> 00:07:54,300 AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE ARTIST IS IRISH OR ENGLISH OR SCOTTISH. 171 00:08:01,033 --> 00:08:01,166 I DON'T REALLY KNOW VERY MUCH ABOUT IT OR EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. 172 00:08:04,766 --> 00:08:04,833 SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT. 173 00:08:07,133 --> 00:08:07,200 P. Raab Christhilf: WELL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SCENE, 174 00:08:10,100 --> 00:08:10,166 IT'S A SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS SCENE. 175 00:08:11,733 --> 00:08:11,800 THIS IS BY ONE OF A MEMBER OF A FAMILY OF ARTISTS, 176 00:08:16,733 --> 00:08:16,800 THE DE BREANSKI FAMILY. 177 00:08:18,900 --> 00:08:18,966 THE FATHER, ALFRED DE BREANSKI, 178 00:08:21,066 --> 00:08:21,133 WAS BORN IN 55 AND DIES IN THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. 179 00:08:26,500 --> 00:08:26,566 THIS IS HIS SON, ALFRED FONTAINE DE BREANSKI, 180 00:08:31,033 --> 00:08:31,100 WHO WAS BORN IN 1877, DIES IN 1957. 181 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:36,266 THIS IS WHAT THEY DID OVER, AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 182 00:08:40,066 --> 00:08:40,133 THEY PAINTED MANY, MANY LANDSCAPES OF SCOTLAND 183 00:08:43,433 --> 00:08:44,366 ESPECIALLY. 184 00:08:44,366 --> 00:08:44,433 BUT ALSO OF IRELAND AND ALSO NORTHERN WALES. 185 00:08:48,033 --> 00:08:48,100 YOU HAVE TO THINK WHAT WAS ENCOURAGING TO DO THIS IS THAT 186 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:52,466 THE FATHER WAS BORN IN THE 50'S, ALBERT AND VICTORIA FINISHED 187 00:08:57,433 --> 00:08:57,500 BALMORAL CASTLE IN 1853. 188 00:09:00,866 --> 00:09:01,000 SO THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS INTEREST IN THE SCOTTISH 189 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:03,866 HIGHLANDS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY. 190 00:09:08,333 --> 00:09:08,400 THE CHILDREN ALL WORE KILTS, THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE 191 00:09:11,533 --> 00:09:11,600 DEER-HANDLED KNIVES AND FORKS. 192 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:14,266 THERE WAS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE HIGHLANDS AND THEY LOVED IT 193 00:09:16,866 --> 00:09:16,933 THERE AT BALMORAL. 194 00:09:18,333 --> 00:09:18,400 AND SO YOU FIND IN ART, OBVIOUSLY, 195 00:09:20,833 --> 00:09:20,900 AN INTEREST IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AT THAT TIME. 196 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:24,066 NOW THE FATHER, ALFRED SR., PAINTED ACTUALLY EXACTLY 197 00:09:28,566 --> 00:09:29,666 LIKE HIS SON. 198 00:09:29,666 --> 00:09:29,733 THEY'RE VERY, VERY SIMILAR, THEIR PAINTING METHODS. 199 00:09:31,333 --> 00:09:31,400 AND THE SCENERY TOO. 200 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:32,966 I THINK THE SCENE IS OF LAKE KATRINE, 201 00:09:36,566 --> 00:09:36,633 IT WAS ONE THEY PAINTED A NUMBER OF TIMES. 202 00:09:38,933 --> 00:09:39,000 AND, OF COURSE, MOUNTAINS TEND TO LOOK ALIKE, 203 00:09:41,533 --> 00:09:41,600 BUT IT HAD THIS UNDERLYING SMALLER HILLOCK RIGHT THERE, 204 00:09:46,066 --> 00:09:46,133 AND THEN THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN THERE. 205 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:47,666 THE ARTIST HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB DRAWING YOU IN TO THIS 206 00:09:51,033 --> 00:09:51,100 TWO DIMENSIONAL SPACE TO MAKE IT THREE DIMENSIONAL BY HAVING THE 207 00:09:55,533 --> 00:09:55,600 ROCKS HERE, FURTHER ROCKS, AND FURTHER DRAWING YOU BACK INTO 208 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:01,933 THE PICTURE. 209 00:10:01,933 --> 00:10:02,000 THIS BOAT IS LARGER THAN THIS BOAT, 210 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:04,266 WHICH AGAIN PULLS YOU BACK, YOUR PERSPECTIVE, 211 00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:06,600 INTO THE DRAWING WHICH IS QUITE WONDERFUL. 212 00:10:09,466 --> 00:10:09,533 WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PAINTING, 213 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:11,166 IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE OF THE FAMILY, 214 00:10:13,133 --> 00:10:13,200 IS THAT THE MOUNTAINS ARE USUALLY BROWN AND GRAY, 215 00:10:16,433 --> 00:10:16,500 OR YOU FIND MANY MORE BROWN AND GRAY COLORATION 216 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:20,266 IN THEIR PAINTINGS. 217 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:22,566 WHAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THIS IS NOT ONLY THE GREEN AND BLUE 218 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:27,066 THAT IS PRIMARILY THE COLORATION HERE, 219 00:10:29,833 --> 00:10:29,900 BUT THE WAY THE LIGHTING COMES THROUGH AND SHINES HERE, 220 00:10:34,366 --> 00:10:34,433 AND THEN THIS WONDERFUL SHEEN OF LIGHTING ALONG THE SHORE LINE 221 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:40,900 THERE. 222 00:10:40,900 --> 00:10:40,966 SO, I MEAN IT'S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING THAT DRAWS 223 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,000 YOU INTO IT. 224 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:45,066 AND FRANKLY, AND I'VE SEEN MANY, MANY DE BREANSKI PAINTINGS, 225 00:10:48,033 --> 00:10:48,100 THIS IS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES. 226 00:10:51,166 --> 00:10:51,233 HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT LOOKED AT BEFORE? 227 00:10:53,333 --> 00:10:53,400 Collector: NO, NEVER HAVE. 228 00:10:54,633 --> 00:10:54,700 THAT'S WHY WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP, 229 00:10:56,700 --> 00:10:56,766 I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT TIME TO TRY AND FIND OUT A LITTLE 230 00:10:59,766 --> 00:10:59,833 MORE ABOUT THIS PAINTING. 231 00:11:01,166 --> 00:11:01,233 Raab Christhilf: NOW THE FATHER'S PAINTINGS GO FOR REALLY 232 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,100 QUITE A LOT OF MONEY. 233 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:07,166 YOU'RE TALKING $25,000-$35,000, THAT KIND OF RANGE. 234 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:11,266 THE SONS' PAINTINGS DO NOT DEMAND THAT KIND OF PRICING. 235 00:11:15,333 --> 00:11:15,400 ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS THIS SIZE, 236 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:17,466 THIS IS SMALLER THAN MOST OF HIS PAINTINGS. 237 00:11:20,233 --> 00:11:20,300 THIS IS SMALLER THAN THAT. 238 00:11:21,900 --> 00:11:21,966 BUT AS A VALUE AT AUCTION, I WOULD SAY $2500-$3000 DOLLARS. 239 00:11:28,833 --> 00:11:28,900 FOR INSURANCE, I WOULD SAY $5000-$6000 DOLLARS, 240 00:11:33,066 --> 00:11:34,200 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 241 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:34,266 NOW, YOU DO NEED A LITTLE REPAIR RIGHT HERE ON THE SIDE, 242 00:11:36,833 --> 00:11:36,900 BUT THAT'S VERY, VERY MINOR. 243 00:11:38,966 --> 00:11:39,033 IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING AND YOU'RE VERY LUCKY TO OWN IT. 244 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:42,333 Collector: THANK YOU SO MUCH, I AGREE. 245 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:44,266 [LAUGHS] 246 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:50,566 Rhea: ALL OF THESE ANTIQUES WHISK US AWAY TO OTHER 247 00:11:53,233 --> 00:11:53,300 LIVES AND OTHER TIMES. 248 00:11:55,500 --> 00:11:55,566 EVER FANTASIZE ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD COLLECT IF YOU HAD 249 00:11:58,900 --> 00:11:58,966 FABULOUS WEALTH AND PRESTIGE? 250 00:12:01,666 --> 00:12:01,733 A VISIT TO HILLWOOD ESTATE IN WASHINGTON D.C., 251 00:12:05,300 --> 00:12:05,366 THE MANSION AND LUSH GARDENS BUILT BY 252 00:12:08,366 --> 00:12:08,433 MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST, BRINGS THAT DREAM INTO REALITY. 253 00:12:13,533 --> 00:12:13,600 ♪♪♪ 254 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:23,866 Rhea: MARJORIE MERRIWEATHER POST IS IN 255 00:12:26,266 --> 00:12:26,333 A CLASS ALL BY HERSELF, SHE WAS AN AMAZING COLLECTOR. 256 00:12:30,900 --> 00:12:30,966 Kate Markert: SHE STARTED COLLECTING REALLY IN THE 1920'S 257 00:12:33,833 --> 00:12:33,900 WHEN SHE CAME INTO HER FORTUNE. 258 00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:37,166 HER FATHER HAD CREATED GRAPE NUTS AND POST TOASTIES 259 00:12:41,266 --> 00:12:41,333 AND POSTUM. 260 00:12:42,933 --> 00:12:43,000 AND SHE INHERITED THE ENTIRE COMPANY. 261 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:49,066 SHE WAS MOST INTERESTED IN THE DECORATIVE ARTS. 262 00:12:51,466 --> 00:12:51,533 SO SHE LOVED VERY FINE FRENCH FURNITURE OF THE EIGHTEENTH 263 00:12:55,100 --> 00:12:55,166 AND NINETEENTH CENTURY. 264 00:12:56,866 --> 00:12:56,933 AND PORCELAIN, GORGEOUS PORCELAIN. 265 00:13:00,033 --> 00:13:00,166 SO, THAT WAS MOSTLY WHAT SHE COLLECTED IN THE 1920'S. 266 00:13:03,566 --> 00:13:03,633 Rhea: WELL, HERE WE ARE IN A MUSEUM. 267 00:13:06,700 --> 00:13:06,766 AND IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THIS WAS ONCE HER HOME, 268 00:13:11,033 --> 00:13:11,100 THAT SHE ACTUALLY LIVED HERE! 269 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:14,333 Kate: SHE REALLY DID. 270 00:13:14,333 --> 00:13:14,400 Rhea: AND WE'RE IN THIS GREAT FRENCH... DRAWING ROOM. 271 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:19,066 AND... I LOOK AROUND, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK AT FIRST! 272 00:13:22,266 --> 00:13:22,333 Kate: THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF HOUSE THAT YOU SEE 273 00:13:24,500 --> 00:13:24,566 IN MOST CONTEMPORARY HOMES LET'S SAY. 274 00:13:27,166 --> 00:13:27,233 IT IS, IT'S VERY HIGH STYLE. 275 00:13:30,700 --> 00:13:30,766 WE HAVE A DESK THAT WAS CREATED BY ROENTGEN, 276 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:35,066 WHO WAS A VERY FINE FURNITURE MAKER. 277 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:37,666 SHE THOUGHT IT WAS MADE FOR MARIE ANTOINETTE, IT WAS 278 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:41,266 ACTUALLY MADE FOR MARIA ANTONIO OF BAVARIA. 279 00:13:45,266 --> 00:13:45,333 BUT IT IS IN FACT, A ROYAL PIECE. 280 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:47,666 Rhea: IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. 281 00:13:49,733 --> 00:13:49,800 WHAT ELSE IS IN THIS ROOM THAT WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT? 282 00:13:51,933 --> 00:13:52,000 Kate: WELL, THERE IS ANOTHER VERY INTERESTING CHAIR 283 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:54,366 THAT ACTUALLY SWIVELS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DESK. 284 00:13:57,766 --> 00:13:57,833 AND THAT WAS IN FACT MADE FOR MARIE ANTOINETTE AND IT WAS 285 00:14:02,066 --> 00:14:02,133 LOW ENOUGH, AND IT MOVES, SO THAT'S WHERE SHE WOULD HAVE 286 00:14:05,966 --> 00:14:06,033 HAD HER WIG POWDERED. 287 00:14:07,366 --> 00:14:07,433 Rhea: [LAUGHS] THAT'S SO HARD TO IMAGINE. 288 00:14:11,666 --> 00:14:12,466 IT REALLY IS. 289 00:14:12,466 --> 00:14:12,533 SO, FAMOUS PEOPLE WERE IN THIS ROOM? 290 00:14:15,333 --> 00:14:15,400 Kate: FAMOUS PEOPLE WERE, IN FACT, IN THIS ROOM. 291 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:18,066 JACKIE KENNEDY WAS HERE. 292 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:20,066 AND THE EISENHOWER'S CAME TO VISIT. 293 00:14:22,900 --> 00:14:22,966 SHE HAD THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR. 294 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:25,266 MANY, MANY FAMOUS PEOPLE WERE GUESTS HERE AT HILLWOOD DURING 295 00:14:29,666 --> 00:14:29,733 MAJORIE POST'S LIFETIME. 296 00:14:31,133 --> 00:14:31,200 ♪♪♪ 297 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:33,266 Rhea: I GUESS WE CAN'T POSSIBLY TALK ABOUT HILLWOOD 298 00:14:36,633 --> 00:14:36,700 UNLESS WE TALK ABOUT FABERGE. 299 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:39,166 Kate: WELL, THAT'S TRUE. 300 00:14:40,166 --> 00:14:40,233 WE HAVE AROUND 90 FABERGE OBJECTS. 301 00:14:42,266 --> 00:14:42,333 WE OWN TWO FABERGE EGGS. 302 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:44,266 AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THERE WERE ONLY 303 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:46,666 PROBABLY 50 OF THEM EVER MADE. 304 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:49,166 AND 43 OF THEM ARE STILL EXTANT. 305 00:14:51,566 --> 00:14:51,633 SO, TO HAVE TWO IN ONE COLLECTION IS ACTUALLY 306 00:14:54,566 --> 00:14:55,700 QUITE A LOT. 307 00:14:55,700 --> 00:14:55,766 I WOULD SAY THAT THEY ARE KIND OF THE ICONS OF HILLWOOD, 308 00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:00,166 ARE OUR TWO FABERGE EGGS. 309 00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:01,766 ♪♪♪ 310 00:15:05,966 --> 00:15:06,033 Rhea: TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 311 00:15:07,833 --> 00:15:07,900 THE RUSSIAN SACRED ARTS GALLERY. 312 00:15:10,833 --> 00:15:10,900 Kate: WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAJORIE POST 313 00:15:12,966 --> 00:15:13,033 STARTED COLLECTING IN THE 1930'S WHEN SHE WENT TO, 314 00:15:16,566 --> 00:15:16,633 WHAT WAS THEN THE SOVIET UNION WITH HER HUSBAND JOE DAVIES 315 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:20,066 WHO WAS THE AMBASSADOR TO THE SOVIET UNION. 316 00:15:23,900 --> 00:15:23,966 SHE STARTED COLLECTING WITH CHALICES, 317 00:15:27,266 --> 00:15:27,333 WITH SACRED ROBES AND SO FORTH. 318 00:15:30,433 --> 00:15:30,500 AND SHE BECAME A VERY FINE COLLECTOR OF RUSSIAN IMPERIAL 319 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:35,366 ART, THAT IS TO SAY, ART THAT WAS CREATED FOR THE CZARS. 320 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:38,666 WE DO HAVE SOME EXTRAORDINARY OBJECTS. 321 00:15:42,933 --> 00:15:43,000 WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE NUPTIAL CROWN THAT THE LAST CZARINA 322 00:15:47,566 --> 00:15:47,633 OF RUSSIA WORE ON HER WEDDING DAY. 323 00:15:50,966 --> 00:15:51,033 SO, IT'S, YOU KNOW, 1500 OLD MINE DIAMONDS, 324 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:55,666 SO IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IT HAS SOME INTRINSIC VALUE. 325 00:15:58,533 --> 00:15:58,600 BUT IT'S REALLY THE FACT THAT IT WAS THE LAST CZARINA OF RUSSIA'S 326 00:16:02,966 --> 00:16:03,033 NUPTIAL CROWN. 327 00:16:04,666 --> 00:16:04,733 Rhea: THAT STORY ABSOLUTELY GAVE ME CHILLS 328 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:07,066 WHEN YOU SAID THAT. 329 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:09,666 DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW MANY OBJECTS YOU HAVE ON DISPLAY 330 00:16:14,300 --> 00:16:14,366 OR AVAILABLE TO BE ON DISPLAY? 331 00:16:16,900 --> 00:16:16,966 Kate: THE INVENTORY IS ABOUT 16,000 OBJECTS. 332 00:16:19,900 --> 00:16:19,966 ALTHOUGH, IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU COUNT THEM. 333 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:22,466 Rhea: WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THEN, 334 00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:25,333 THAT THIS IS A COLLECTION THAT'S PRICELESS? 335 00:16:28,433 --> 00:16:28,500 Kate: OH, INDEED. 336 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:29,666 YES. 337 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:30,566 Rhea: YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE? 338 00:16:31,933 --> 00:16:32,000 Kate: NO, AND YOU COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. 339 00:16:34,333 --> 00:16:34,400 YOU CERTAINLY COULDN'T YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO IT 340 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:37,066 YOU COULDN'T GO OUT AND REPLICATE IT. 341 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:39,266 ♪♪♪ 342 00:16:40,700 --> 00:16:40,766 Rhea: WELL, WE COULD SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING 343 00:16:43,233 --> 00:16:43,300 AROUND THE HOUSE. 344 00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:44,966 I THINK WE OUGHT TO GO OUTSIDE. 345 00:16:46,500 --> 00:16:46,566 Kate: OKAY. 346 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:47,666 WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS TOO. 347 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:53,166 Rhea: THE GARDENS ARE REALLY AN IMPORTANT PART OF 348 00:16:55,333 --> 00:16:55,400 HILLWOOD, AREN'T THEY? 349 00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:57,433 Kate: THEY ARE INDEED. 350 00:16:57,433 --> 00:16:57,500 Rhea: AND HOW MANY ACRES DO YOU HAVE HERE? 351 00:16:59,400 --> 00:16:59,466 Kate: WE HAVE 25 ACRES, 13 OF WHICH ARE MANICURED 352 00:17:03,066 --> 00:17:03,133 GARDENS AND 12 OF WHICH ARE THE WOODLANDS THAT SURROUND THE 353 00:17:07,033 --> 00:17:07,100 WHOLE PLACE. 354 00:17:10,133 --> 00:17:10,200 THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF GARDENS. 355 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:12,066 SO WE HAVE THE FRENCH PARTERRE, WE HAVE A JAPANESE GARDEN, 356 00:17:15,133 --> 00:17:15,200 WE HAVE A ROSE GARDEN, A CUTTING GARDEN, 357 00:17:18,333 --> 00:17:18,400 AND WE EVEN HAVE A PUTTING GREEN. 358 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:20,066 Rhea: NO KIDDING. 359 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:21,833 Kate: YES. 360 00:17:21,833 --> 00:17:21,900 Rhea: OH, WELL THEY'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL. 361 00:17:22,966 --> 00:17:24,066 Kate: YES THEY ARE. 362 00:17:24,066 --> 00:17:24,133 Rhea: KATE, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE JAPANESE GARDEN. 363 00:17:26,866 --> 00:17:26,933 Kate: ABSOLUTELY, IT'S ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR GARDENS. 364 00:17:32,366 --> 00:17:32,433 THE ART OF THIS GARDEN IS REALLY IN A WAY, ITS ARTIFICE. 365 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:35,866 BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A MINIATURE MOUNTAIN. 366 00:17:40,466 --> 00:17:40,533 SO, IT IS JUST A HILL BUT IT HAS RUSHING WATER COMING DOWN, 367 00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:45,566 SO ITS GOT A WATERFALL, AND ITS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE A RIVER. 368 00:17:49,466 --> 00:17:49,533 Rhea: IT'S VERY, VERY PEACEFUL. 369 00:17:54,633 --> 00:17:54,700 WHAT A PLEASURE IT'S BEEN TO BE HERE. 370 00:17:56,233 --> 00:17:56,300 Kate: WELL, IT'S BEEN MY PLEASURE HAVING YOU, RHEA. 371 00:17:58,300 --> 00:17:58,366 Rhea: THANK YOU SO MUCH KATE. 372 00:17:59,333 --> 00:17:59,400 Kate: THANK YOU. 373 00:18:11,666 --> 00:18:11,733 Dennis Harter: WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT US TODAY? 374 00:18:13,933 --> 00:18:14,000 Collector: WELL I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING THAT MY MOTHER 375 00:18:15,733 --> 00:18:15,800 COLLECTED WHEN WE LIVED IN SHANGHAI, CHINA 376 00:18:18,266 --> 00:18:18,333 BACK IN 1945- 6,7. 377 00:18:21,966 --> 00:18:22,033 UH... AS A GIFT FROM MY FATHER. 378 00:18:23,666 --> 00:18:23,733 AND THE... FAMILY FOLKLORE IS THAT THEY WERE CALLED THE 379 00:18:27,766 --> 00:18:27,833 TIBETAN WINE CUPS. 380 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:29,133 Dennis: UH-HUH! 381 00:18:30,266 --> 00:18:30,333 AND WHAT WERE THEY DOING IN CHINA AT THE TIME? 382 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:32,466 Collector: WELL, POP WAS A CAREER AIR FORCE OFFICER AND 383 00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:35,366 BEFORE THE WAR AS A CIVILIAN HE WENT TO CHINA, 384 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:38,266 FLEW FOR A CHINESE WARLORD, CANTONESE WARLORD. 385 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:42,166 AND THEN UH, WAS FORCED OUT BY THE JAPANESE. 386 00:18:46,666 --> 00:18:46,733 THEN HE WENT BACK ON ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE. 387 00:18:48,900 --> 00:18:48,966 AND AFTER THE WAR THE AIR FORCE PUT HIM BACK IN SHANGHAI 388 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:52,266 AS THE AIR BASE COMMANDER IN SHANGHAI. 389 00:18:55,233 --> 00:18:55,300 Dennis: AND THAT WAS STILL AN AMERICAN AIR BASE... 390 00:18:57,366 --> 00:18:57,433 Collector: OH YEAH. VERY MUCH SO. 391 00:18:58,633 --> 00:18:58,700 Dennis: THAT WE WERE USING IN THE POST WAR PERIOD. 392 00:19:00,833 --> 00:19:00,966 Collector: AND THEN WE WERE PUSHED OUT IN UH... SOMETIME IN 393 00:19:04,633 --> 00:19:04,700 '48 AS MAO ZEDONG THEN TOOK OVER CHINA. 394 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:08,066 Dennis: AND STILL YOU MANAGED TO GET THESE CERAMIC 395 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:11,566 PIECES OUT OF CHINA? 396 00:19:11,566 --> 00:19:11,633 Collector: POP TELLS THE STORY OF BEING ON THE BOAT LOOKING AT 397 00:19:14,466 --> 00:19:14,533 THE DOCK AND LEARNING THAT HIS BOXES AND SHIPPING CRATES WOULD 398 00:19:19,166 --> 00:19:19,233 GET ON, SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THEIR STUFF BUT HE GOT HIS. 399 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:23,366 Dennis: UH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO 400 00:19:26,033 --> 00:19:26,100 GET OUT OF VIETNAM IN 1975. 401 00:19:27,933 --> 00:19:28,733 Collector: ABSOLUTELY. 402 00:19:28,733 --> 00:19:28,800 Dennis: SOME THINGS MADE THE BOAT, 403 00:19:29,933 --> 00:19:30,000 AND OTHER THINGS DID NOT. 404 00:19:31,966 --> 00:19:32,033 BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THE FAMILY FOLKLORE OF THESE BEING 405 00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:35,700 TIBETAN WINE CUPS, IS VERY, VERY REAL. 406 00:19:39,633 --> 00:19:39,700 BECAUSE, THESE ARE IN FACT WINE CUPS AND THE DESIGN THAT YOU SEE 407 00:19:45,833 --> 00:19:45,900 HERE IS ACTUALLY A TIBETAN CHARACTER. 408 00:19:48,933 --> 00:19:49,000 AND IT HAS TO DO WITH LONGEVITY AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE 409 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:53,466 RITUALISTIC THINGS THAT WOULD BE DONE IN A BUDDHIST CEREMONY 410 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:57,066 UNDER TIBETAN LAMAISM. 411 00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:00,200 THE DESIGNS HERE ARE TRADITIONAL CHINESE LOTUS DESIGNS, 412 00:20:05,666 --> 00:20:05,733 WHICH GO BACK TO THE MING DYNASTY, THIS PARTICULAR STYLE. 413 00:20:08,966 --> 00:20:09,033 MING DYNASTY BEING THE 14TH, 15TH, 16TH CENTURY IN CHINA. 414 00:20:14,066 --> 00:20:14,133 THE DESIGNS HERE AGAIN REPLICATING THINGS THAT WERE 415 00:20:17,966 --> 00:20:18,033 DONE AT THAT PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME. 416 00:20:20,133 --> 00:20:20,200 UNDERNEATH HERE YOU HAVE CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY, 417 00:20:25,566 --> 00:20:25,633 WHICH SAYS THAT THIS IS FROM THE QIÁNLÓNG PERIOD, 418 00:20:30,466 --> 00:20:30,533 AN EMPEROR IN CHINA WHO RULED AT THE END OF THE 18TH CENTURY. 419 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:33,766 Collector: WOW. 420 00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:35,200 Dennis: NOW, I LOOKED EARLIER AT THESE OTHER PIECES THAT YOU HAVE 421 00:20:39,933 --> 00:20:40,000 AND THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 422 00:20:43,566 --> 00:20:43,633 STYLISTICALLY THEY'RE QUITE THE SAME. 423 00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:45,566 BUT THE PAINTING ON THIS AND THE PAINTING ON THIS IS DIFFERENT. 424 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:49,666 Collector: RIGHT, OK. 425 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:50,866 Dennis: ALSO, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE BOTTOM OF IT, 426 00:20:53,533 --> 00:20:53,600 AGAIN CHINESE REIGN MARK ON HERE BUT NOT THE SAME AS 427 00:20:58,600 --> 00:20:58,666 THE REIGN MARK HERE. 428 00:21:00,333 --> 00:21:00,466 THE REIGN MARK HERE SAYS IT'S FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 429 00:21:02,633 --> 00:21:02,700 19TH CENTURY. 430 00:21:03,833 --> 00:21:05,100 Collector: OKAY. 431 00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:05,166 Dennis: AND THIS IS THE DÀOGUANG PERIOD, QIÁNLÓNG PERIOD 432 00:21:07,866 --> 00:21:07,933 THIS IS ALSO DÀOGUANG, AND THESE ARE BOTH VERY, 433 00:21:12,566 --> 00:21:12,633 VERY SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER AND THEY WOULD'VE BEEN MADE AT THE 434 00:21:15,333 --> 00:21:15,400 SAME TIME, AND PROBABLY BY THE SAME ARTIST. 435 00:21:18,333 --> 00:21:18,400 SO THAT, AND THE DESIGN INSIDE, THIS AGAIN IS SOMETHING 436 00:21:25,966 --> 00:21:26,033 HERE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR TIBET. 437 00:21:28,700 --> 00:21:28,766 THIS IS... HAVE YOU EVER SEEN NINJA MOVIES 438 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:32,266 WHERE THEY HAVE THE THROWING STARS? 439 00:21:33,833 --> 00:21:35,000 Collector: YES. 440 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:35,066 Dennis: WELL, THIS IS WHAT A CHINESE VERSION OF IT WOULD 441 00:21:37,766 --> 00:21:37,833 LOOK LIKE BACK FROM THAT PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD. 442 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:43,666 DO YOU HAVE OTHER PIECES LIKE THIS? 443 00:21:45,700 --> 00:21:45,766 Collector: UH, THERE IS A SET OF SIX SMALLER CUPS THAT ARE 444 00:21:50,066 --> 00:21:50,133 SMALLER THAN THIS. 445 00:21:50,900 --> 00:21:50,966 THEY'RE PROBABLY ABOUT THAT TALL. 446 00:21:52,533 --> 00:21:53,666 SAME SHAPE. 447 00:21:53,666 --> 00:21:53,733 Dennis: SAME DESIGNS, COLORATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE? 448 00:21:55,833 --> 00:21:55,900 Collector: RIGHT. 449 00:21:56,700 --> 00:21:57,733 Dennis: ALL RIGHT. 450 00:21:57,733 --> 00:21:57,800 I WOULD SAY BASED ON THE TYPE OF PORCELAIN, DESIGN, 451 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:02,366 THE COLORATION, THE BLUES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT ARE HERE, 452 00:22:06,866 --> 00:22:08,133 THE COBALT COLORS. 453 00:22:08,133 --> 00:22:08,200 THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS MADE NOT IN THE 18TH CENTURY, 454 00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:13,333 NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 19TH CENTURY, 455 00:22:15,633 --> 00:22:15,700 BUT PROBABLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY. 456 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:18,466 BEFORE 1900 BUT PROBABLY IN THE 1880'S, 1890'S. 457 00:22:22,366 --> 00:22:23,433 Collector: OKAY, GREAT. 458 00:22:23,433 --> 00:22:23,500 Dennis: AND THE PIECES ARE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. 459 00:22:26,700 --> 00:22:26,766 I MEAN, THESE ARE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX AS THOUGH THEY WERE 460 00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:30,966 MADE YESTERDAY. 461 00:22:32,433 --> 00:22:32,500 THE PIECES ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CONDITION. 462 00:22:36,133 --> 00:22:36,200 UH, HAVE YOU EVER HAD THEM APPRAISED? 463 00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:38,166 Collector: NO, NEVER. 464 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:39,866 Dennis: AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW YOUR FATHER 465 00:22:42,300 --> 00:22:42,366 DIRECTLY ACQUIRED THEM? 466 00:22:44,066 --> 00:22:45,033 Collector: WELL, FROM MOM. 467 00:22:45,033 --> 00:22:45,100 SHE WENT OUT AND SHE ASSEMBLED THE SET FOR HIM. 468 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:47,600 Dennis: UH - HUH. 469 00:22:48,266 --> 00:22:48,333 NO RECORDS FROM HER? 470 00:22:50,300 --> 00:22:50,366 Collector: WELL, THE ONLY THING THAT SHE EVER TOLD US WAS THAT 471 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:52,666 THERE WAS A FELLOW THAT PUT HER UNDER HER... 472 00:22:56,533 --> 00:22:56,600 UNDER HIS WING, SAMMY LEE. 473 00:22:59,333 --> 00:22:59,400 AND HE WOULD TAKE HER AROUND TO ANTIQUE SHOPS AND PLACES IN 474 00:23:03,733 --> 00:23:03,800 SHANGHAI AND SHOW HER DIFFERENT THINGS. 475 00:23:06,366 --> 00:23:06,433 AND SO SHE WAS ABLE TO PICK UP NUMEROUS PIECES OF 476 00:23:09,766 --> 00:23:09,833 BLUE AND WHITE AND FURNITURE ALSO WITH SAMMY LEE. 477 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:13,166 Dennis: AND THEN OF COURSE, AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME 478 00:23:15,933 --> 00:23:16,000 DURING THE WAR, PEOPLE DESPERATE FOR MONEY. 479 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:18,566 Collector: YES! ABSOLUTELY. 480 00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:20,166 THE INFLATION RATE WAS ASTRONOMICAL. 481 00:23:22,266 --> 00:23:22,333 AND THEY PROBABLY HAD U.S. DOLLAR CURRENCY AVAILABLE 482 00:23:26,733 --> 00:23:26,800 TO THEM AT SOME POINT SO THAT THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR SOMETHING 483 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:30,366 LIKE THIS IN CHINESE YUAN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE MILLIONS 484 00:23:34,866 --> 00:23:34,933 BUT IN U.S. DOLLARS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE HUNDREDS. 485 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:38,866 Collector: RIGHT, EXACTLY. 486 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:40,266 Dennis: BUT IF I HAD TO VALUE THIS GROUP OF THREE HERE, 487 00:23:45,033 --> 00:23:45,100 I WOULD SAY THE PAIR HERE IS $1000-$1200 DOLLARS, 488 00:23:51,766 --> 00:23:51,833 THE LARGER PIECE HERE $750 AND IF YOU CAN OUT IT TOGETHER WITH 489 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:56,466 YOUR SIX SMALLER ONES, THE WHOLE TOTAL WOULD BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 490 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:00,333 $4000 DOLLARS. 491 00:24:01,300 --> 00:24:01,366 Collector: NICE! THANK YOU. 492 00:24:02,933 --> 00:24:03,000 I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. 493 00:24:04,366 --> 00:24:05,266 Dennis: MY PLEASURE. 494 00:24:05,366 --> 00:24:06,500 Collector: THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. 495 00:24:06,500 --> 00:24:06,566 Dennis: IT'S REALLY AND INTERESTING SET THAT YOU HAVE. 496 00:24:08,833 --> 00:24:08,900 I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE FAMILY WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, 497 00:24:11,533 --> 00:24:11,600 TIBETAN WINE CUPS. 498 00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:13,166 Collector: ABSOLUTELY. 499 00:24:14,166 --> 00:24:14,233 THANK YOU. 500 00:24:14,833 --> 00:24:14,900 Dennis: MY PLEASURE. 501 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:16,266 Collector: HERE YOU GO SIR. 502 00:24:17,533 --> 00:24:17,600 IT'S THE ONLY KNOWN POSTER OF BALTIMORE CITY ROW HOUSES 503 00:24:21,466 --> 00:24:21,533 PRIOR TO 1880... 504 00:24:25,500 --> 00:24:25,566 Rhea: WE'VE COME TO THE END OF ANOTHER 505 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:27,200 CHESAPEAKE COLLECTIBLES . 506 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:28,666 AND IT REALLY HAS BEEN FUN. 507 00:24:30,433 --> 00:24:30,500 YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK. 508 00:24:34,100 --> 00:24:34,166 HERE'S A PEAK. 509 00:24:35,766 --> 00:24:35,833 Collector: I BROUGHT A CLARK GABLE TABLE. 510 00:24:37,866 --> 00:24:37,933 Allen Stypeck: SAY THAT 10 TIMES FAST. 511 00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:40,000 Collector: I KNOW. 512 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:40,066 THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHY I LIKED TO BUY IT. 513 00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:41,566 Amory LeCuyer: DO YOU HAVE IT ON DISPLAY IN YOUR HOUSE? 514 00:24:43,233 --> 00:24:43,300 Collector: IT'S ON TOP OF THE CURIO CABINET. 515 00:24:44,933 --> 00:24:45,000 Amory: WELL THAT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR IT TO BE. 516 00:24:46,666 --> 00:24:46,733 IT'S A CURIO OF ALL SORTS. 517 00:24:48,433 --> 00:24:48,500 Ross Kelbaugh: THIS IS A PARTICULARLY NICE SAMPLER, 518 00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:50,766 YOU GOT BOLD COLORS, THE HOUSE, HER NAME, 519 00:24:53,766 --> 00:24:53,833 AND CONNECTED WITH PATAPSCO FEMALE INSTITUTE, 520 00:24:56,833 --> 00:24:56,900 MAKES IT AN EXCITING GROUP. 521 00:24:58,700 --> 00:24:58,766 Gary Brosky: SO, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE VALUE OF SOME OF 522 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,366 THESE PIECES ARE? 523 00:25:02,366 --> 00:25:02,433 Collector: NO, THEY'VE JUST BEEN IN A CLOSET. 524 00:25:03,733 --> 00:25:03,800 Gary: YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOCKED. 525 00:25:04,733 --> 00:25:04,800 Rhea: THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 526 00:25:06,366 --> 00:25:06,433 CHESAPEAKE COLLECTIBLES , I'M YOUR HOST, RHEA FEIKIN. 527 00:25:09,766 --> 00:25:09,833 GOOD-BYE. 528 00:25:11,766 --> 00:25:11,833 Announcer: MAJOR FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY: 529 00:25:14,933 --> 00:25:15,000 TURF VALLEY, LOCATED ON 1,000 ACRES, 530 00:25:17,666 --> 00:25:17,733 A DESTINATION RESORT FOR WEDDINGS, BUSINESS MEETINGS, 531 00:25:20,700 --> 00:25:20,766 AND SPA AND GOLF GETAWAYS. 532 00:25:22,966 --> 00:25:23,033 INFORMATION AT 410-465-1500 AND TURFVALLEY.COM. 533 00:25:29,733 --> 00:25:29,800 SINCE 1924, ALEX COOPER AUCTIONEERS HAS BEEN SERVING 534 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:33,066 THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES, FEATURING MONTHLY GALLERY 535 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:35,466 ANTIQUE AUCTION SALES. 536 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:36,866 OUR STAFF CAN ASSIST CLIENTS WITH THE DISPOSITION 537 00:25:39,300 --> 00:25:39,366 OF THEIR VALUED POSSESSIONS. 538 00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:40,766 ALEX COOPER AUCTIONEERS. 539 00:25:44,866 --> 00:25:44,933 ♪♪♪ 540 00:25:46,300 --> 00:25:46,366 CLOSED CAPTIONING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY MARYLAND RELAY, 541 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:48,866 EMPOWERING THOSE WITH HEARING AND SPEECH LOSS 542 00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:50,900 TO STAY CONNECTED.