Appraisal: Texas Longhorn Rocking Chair
Clip: Season 29 Episode 24 | 2m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Texas Longhorn Rocking Chair
In Pretty or Pretty Ugly?, Stephen Fletcher appraises a Texas Longhorn rocking chair.
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Appraisal: Texas Longhorn Rocking Chair
Clip: Season 29 Episode 24 | 2m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
In Pretty or Pretty Ugly?, Stephen Fletcher appraises a Texas Longhorn rocking chair.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: Well, my father-in-law purchased it in Jerseyville, Illinois, at a, um, antique shop, and he had it for several years.
He had four daughters, one of which I had married.
And the girls didn't appreciate the chair.
(appraiser chuckling) They didn't care for it too much.
So when my father-in-law passed away in 1973, he had, uh, given it to me, because I think they thought it was gaudy or ugly... APPRAISER: (chuckling) GUEST: ...or something like that.
But I, I appreciated the craftsmanship in it.
APPRAISER: Well, believe it or not, um, over the years, we've seen a few of these chairs.
Um, I think they're believed to have been made in Texas.
Hardly a surprise, right?
GUEST: No, I-I think they were, uh, Texas longhorns... APPRAISER: Exactly.
GUEST: ...uh, is what I had thought.
APPRAISER: This particular example is especially graceful.
The man who made this chair went to great pains to turn these beautiful acorn terminals on the crest rail of the chair.
Richard, how old do you think the chair is?
GUEST: I thought it may be in the neighborhood of 100 years old.
APPRAISER: Yeah, that's pretty close.
It might even be a bit older than that, it could have been made in the last probably quarter of the 19th century.
So it's an amazing piece of distinctly American furniture.
Now, at the time your... the chair was purchased, do you have any idea what was paid for it?
GUEST: He paid $75 for it.
APPRAISER: $75.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: And did he buy it just because it appealed to him?
GUEST: Well, he had, uh, Jersey cows and he had cattle, and, uh, it appealed to him, so he brought it-- he brought it home.
APPRAISER: So, presumably, if the cattle didn't produce, would he show them the chair and say "You guys better shape up?"
GUEST: Well, he could've possibly.
(both laugh) APPRAISER: Well, at any rate, I think this really is a, a superior example of its form.
It's not a chair for everyone, but I dare say there are collectors of Western memorabilia who would very much covet this chair and want to own it.
As far as value is concerned, I would think probably in the area of about $2,000 or $2,500.
Appraisal: 1909 Lella Grace Woodward Oil Painting
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 7s | Appraisal: 1909 Lella Grace Woodward Oil Painting (2m 7s)
Preview: Pretty or Pretty Ugly?
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Preview: S29 Ep24 | 30s | Preview: Pretty or Pretty Ugly? (30s)
Appraisal: 1893 Tiffany & Co. World’s Fair Exhibition Vase
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: 1893 Tiffany & Co. World’s Fair Exhibition Vase (3m 5s)
Appraisal: Handel Chipped Ice Lamp Shade, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 37s | Appraisal: Handel Chipped Ice Lamp Shade, ca. 1920 (37s)
Appraisal: Victorian Memorial Hair Wreath, ca. 1875
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 38s | Appraisal: Victorian Memorial Hair Wreath, ca. 1875 (38s)
Appraisal: Western Bisque Googly Doll, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 3m 9s | Appraisal: Western Bisque Googly Doll, ca. 1910 (3m 9s)
Appraisal: Martin Brothers Stoneware Sugar Bowl, ca. 1890
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 1m 19s | Appraisal: Martin Brothers Stoneware Sugar Bowl, ca. 1890 (1m 19s)
Appraisal: Early 20th C. Nippon Coralene Vase
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 58s | Appraisal: Early 20th C. Nippon Coralene Vase (58s)
Appraisal: 1982 George Condo Drawing
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 1m 26s | Appraisal: 1982 George Condo Drawing (1m 26s)
Appraisal: Eugene Sartre Bow & French Violin
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 3m 23s | Appraisal: Eugene Sartre Bow & French Violin (3m 23s)
Appraisal: 1918 Mole & Thomas Living Photo & Frame
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 1m 59s | Appraisal: 1918 Mole & Thomas Living Photo & Frame (1m 59s)
Appraisal: Samuel Yellin Light Fixture, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 7s | Appraisal: Samuel Yellin Light Fixture, ca. 1910 (2m 7s)
Appraisal: Japanese Musen Cloisonné Vase, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 28s | Appraisal: Japanese Musen Cloisonné Vase, ca. 1910 (28s)
Appraisal: Guido Gambone Vase, ca. 1960
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 3m 6s | Appraisal: Guido Gambone Vase, ca. 1960 (3m 6s)
Appraisal: Silk-embroidery Mourning Picture, ca. 1810
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 3m 18s | Appraisal: Silk-embroidery Mourning Picture, ca. 1810 (3m 18s)
Appraisal: 1931 Jakob Bengel Machine Age Necklace
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 1m 35s | Appraisal: 1931 Jakob Bengel Machine Age Necklace (1m 35s)
Appraisal: 1926 Blanche Lazzell "Petunias" Monoprint
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: 1926 Blanche Lazzell "Petunias" Monoprint (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Marcus & Co. Opal Pin, ca. 1925
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 3m 23s | Appraisal: Marcus & Co. Opal Pin, ca. 1925 (3m 23s)
Appraisal: Mission-Style Adirondack Rocker
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 44s | Appraisal: Mission-Style Adirondack Rocker (44s)
Appraisal: Ming Dynasty Roof Tile
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Ming Dynasty Roof Tile (2m 24s)
Appraisal: Folk Art Spool Table, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 50s | Appraisal: Folk Art Spool Table, ca. 1900 (2m 50s)
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: Wall Acorn Clock (2m 25s)
Appraisal: Sarreguemines Pottery Figure
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: Sarreguemines Pottery Figure (2m 2s)
Appraisal: Gold & Enamel Singing Bird Box
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Gold & Enamel Singing Bird Box (2m 24s)
Appraisal: Higgins & Spencer Paintings
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 4m 1s | Appraisal: Higgins & Spencer Paintings (4m 1s)
Appraisal: Egyptian Revival French Clock, ca. 1880
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 34s | Appraisal: Egyptian Revival French Clock, ca. 1880, from Des Moines Hour 2 (34s)
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