Appraisal: Almeric Walter Pottery Vase, ca. 1890
Clip: Season 29 Episode 17 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Almeric Walter Pottery Vase, ca. 1890
Watch Riley Humler appraise an Almeric Walter Nancy pottery case, ca. 1890, in Vintage San Jose, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: Almeric Walter Pottery Vase, ca. 1890
Clip: Season 29 Episode 17 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch Riley Humler appraise an Almeric Walter Nancy pottery case, ca. 1890, in Vintage San Jose, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This pottery was owned by my grandparents, and then my mother acquired it, and then when I was a kid, I didn't see it anymore, so I thought maybe I broke it or my sister broke it.
But then my sister happened to be up in the attic after Hurricane Katrina, and she found these boxes, and when she took it down, this was one of the vases that was in the box.
I was hoping she would find my train, but she didn't.
(chuckling) I got stuck with the vase.
(chuckles) APPRAISER: It's signed "A. Walter, Nancy," and it is a ceramic vase done by Almeric Walter, who is really best known as a glass artist.
Walter worked in Nancy, France.
Probably this piece would have been dated around 1900, maybe a little bit before.
And mostly what we see on the ROADSHOW are paté de verre pieces, which are actually glass paste that Walter became very proficient at making, and they're multicolored pieces, typically forced into a mold, and and some really amazing creations.
We see a fair amount of that.
I think, from what I can tell talking to my colleagues, this may be the first piece of A. Walter pottery that we've seen on the ROADSHOW.
And the colors, interestingly enough, are very similar to the glass work that he did.
But, being a scenic, it's-it's actually a very charming piece very soft pastel colors.
Now, there are some rather long and deep craze lines in the piece.
Typically they all had these long craze lines in them.
So, it's not something that happened from your sister or from Katrina.
It just seems to be consistent with the way the pottery was made.
It doesn't seem to affect the value at all.
Now, had you had... uh, thoughts of value?
GUEST: Well, I thought it was worth between five and eight, maybe, hundred.
APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Well, it's not too far off.
I think probably an auction value on it would be more like $900 to $1,200.
GUEST: Okay.
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 1s | Appraisal: Gustav Stickley Desk, ca. 1910 (1m 1s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 27s | Appraisal: 1813 Reverend Young Marriage Certificate (1m 27s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 59s | Appraisal: 1886 Leland Stanford-signed Joaquin Miller Book (59s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 47s | Appraisal: Boxing Folk Art Cane, ca. 1895 (47s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m | Appraisal: Handel Piano Lamp, ca. 1920 (1m)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 19s | Appraisal: "The Grabhorn Press" Sign, ca. 1940 (1m 19s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 48s | Appraisal: Ansel Adams Modern Prints, ca. 1960 (2m 48s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: T. Earnshaw Marine Chronometer, ca. 1815 (2m 18s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 32s | Appraisal: 1885 Frederic S. Cozzens Chromolithograph (3m 32s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: 1934 Martin 000-18 Guitar (2m 55s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 36s | Appraisal: Christoph Münhofin "Night" Clock, ca. 1680 (2m 36s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 38s | Appraisal: Italico Brass Oil Painting, ca. 1920 (2m 38s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: Izabel Coles Jewelry & Drawings (2m 34s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 59s | Appraisal: Marius Hammer Plique-à-Jour Bowl, ca. 1900 (1m 59s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: Margaret De Patta Studio Jewelry, ca. 1949 (2m 27s)
Appraisal: 1938 Ray Jerome Baker Book
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: 1938 Ray Jerome Baker Book (3m 5s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 2m 49s | Appraisal: 1990 Wayne Thiebaud Pen & Ink Drawing (2m 49s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 39s | Appraisal: Roger Broders Dunkerque Travel Poster, ca. 1930 (3m 39s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Philadelphia Walnut Sideboard, ca. 1880 (1m 4s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 34s | Appraisal: Enrico Fanfani Oil Painting, ca. 1860 (34s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 41s | Appraisal: Japanese Lacquer Box, ca. 1800 (3m 41s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 1m 50s | Appraisal: Longines Aviator's Watch, ca. 1938 (1m 50s)
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Clip: S29 Ep17 | 3m 20s | Appraisal: Philadelphia Chippendale Walnut Chair, ca. 1775 (3m 20s)
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