Appraisal: Samuel Yellin Light Fixture, ca. 1910
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Appraisal: Samuel Yellin Light Fixture, ca. 1910
Check out Sebastian Clarke's appraisal of a Samuel Yellin light fixture, ca. 1910, from Pretty or Pretty Ugly?
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Appraisal: Samuel Yellin Light Fixture, ca. 1910
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Check out Sebastian Clarke's appraisal of a Samuel Yellin light fixture, ca. 1910, from Pretty or Pretty Ugly?
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: Uh, it actually belonged to my father-in-law.
Um, he was in the boys choir at the Washington National Cathedral.
And when his voice changed, he worked on the custodial crew at the cathedral to help pay his tuition.
And he said he found this lamp in the trash being disposed of, and he rescued it; uh, when he passed away, no one in the family wanted Dad's ugly lamp, and my mother-in-law was going to call someone to pick it up for scrap metal.
I asked her not to do that, to let me look it over.
When I saw that it was marked Samuel Yellin, I did a little bit of research and my husband and I visited the Washington National Cathedral to kind of learn a little bit more about Yellin.
And we were shocked to find what appears to be an identical lamp hanging on the wall of the Chapel of the Resurrection.
When my father-in-law had it displayed in his home, he had that shade on it.
I don't know if it was original to the lamp or something that he created to go with it, but that's how we got it.
APPRAISER: Well, I tell you what, it has nothing to do with it whatsoever.
GUEST: (laughs) APPRAISER: I think it was just a nice decorative shade that fit well.
Uh, but no, it has nothing to do with the piece at all.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: I love the story, and what's really wonderful about this piece is this, the mark on it of Samuel Yellin is so very clear.
And Samuel Yellin was a metal worker based in Philadelphia.
He started his business in around 1907, and at the peak of the business had over 200 people working for him, providing, uh, metalwork and lighting for great American homes.
Also national monuments; the Washington Cathedral.
Uh, from my little research I could do, he continued to supply pieces for the National Cathedral throughout a period of time.
What's lovely about the piece is that we're here at Winterthur today, and there are actually drawings in the museum collection of Samuel Yellin's work.
GUEST: Really?
APPRAISER: Yes, so really wonderful to see this here.
This is a single light fixture, and it's more ecclesiastical in design, so the value's, uh, a little on the softer side for his pieces.
But if I were to see this come up for auction, I would expect to see an estimate of around about $3,000 to $4,000.
GUEST: That's fantastic.
That's an expensive piece of scrap metal.
(laughs)
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)
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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)
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 37s | Appraisal: Handel Chipped Ice Lamp Shade, ca. 1920 (37s)
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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)
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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: Japanese Musen Cloisonné Vase, ca. 1910
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 28s | Appraisal: Japanese Musen Cloisonné Vase, ca. 1910 (28s)
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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)
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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)
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 13s | Appraisal: Texas Longhorn Rocking Chair (2m 13s)
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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)
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: Sarreguemines Pottery Figure (2m 2s)
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Gold & Enamel Singing Bird Box (2m 24s)
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Clip: S29 Ep24 | 4m 1s | Appraisal: Higgins & Spencer Paintings (4m 1s)
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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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