Special: Big & Little (2009)

Big & Little proves good things come in small — and gigantic — packages. In this special edition, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW looks high and low through its archive of appraisals for unusually teeny treasures and outsize objects.

HIGHLIGHT: Chinese Carved Walnut Shells

James Callahan appraises a pair of Chinese carved walnut shells, ca. 1910, worth $1,000 each.
(Seattle, Hour 1)

HIGHLIGHT: John Fery Painting

Peter Fairbanks appraises a large painting by John Fery, ca. 1912, worth $20,000 to $30,000.
(Dallas, Hour 2)

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Large German Cabinet
Gillian Arthur

$10,000-$15,000
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Kirman Carpet ca. 1910
Mark Topalian

$25,000-$35,000
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1778 Chippendale Miniature Walnut Chest
Leigh Keno

$50,000-$60,000
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World War II German POW Ship in a Bottle made in Canada
Daniel Buck Soules

$300-$500
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Display Stove & Salesman's Sample Ice Box
Noel Barrett

$7,500
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Miniature Attributed to Henry Benbridge
Susan Kleckner

$5,000-$10,000
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Vermont Farm Machinery Company Farm Animal Treadmill
George Glastris

$300-$500
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Arts & Crafts Dollhouse & Furniture
Leslie Keno

$5,000-$8,000
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Confederate Georgia Pike, ca. 1861
Christopher Mitchell

$1,500
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Moravian Green Fish Flask, ca. 1810
J. Garrison Stradling

$27,000-$30,000
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Massachusetts Miniature Card Table, ca. 1790
Marybeth Keene

$8,000-$12,000
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John Fery Painting, ca. 1912
Peter Fairbanks

$20,000-$30,000
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1920s Arman T. Manookian Painting
Alan Fausel

$5,000
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18th-Century North American Indian Burlwood Bowl
Nancy Druckman

$40,000-$60,000
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Edwardian Old Mine-Cut Diamond Ring
Joyce Jonas

$40,000-$50,000
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Kwakiutl-Style Transformation Mask
John Buxton

$1,500-$2,500
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Chinese Dragon Carved Walnut Shells, ca. 1910
James Callahan

$2,000
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Miniature Hebrew Bible, ca. 1850
Ken Sanders

$1,000
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Dutch Miniature Cutlery Box, ca. 1800
Sebastian Clarke

$2,500-$3,500
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Beals Becker Uniform & Photographs
Mike Gutierrez

$50,000
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