Appraisal: Roullet & Decamps Musical Automaton, ca. 1900
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Appraisal: Roullet & Decamps Musical Automaton, ca. 1900
Check out Sam Cowan's appraisal of a Roullet & Decamps musical automaton, ca. 1900, in Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Hour 2!
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Appraisal: Roullet & Decamps Musical Automaton, ca. 1900
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Check out Sam Cowan's appraisal of a Roullet & Decamps musical automaton, ca. 1900, in Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Hour 2!
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: After my grandpa retired, he started, um, refurbishing music boxes.
So he collected hundreds throughout the years.
And when he passed away, all of the grandkids got one or two of their favorites.
APPRAISER: And you said you wanted the monkey in the hat.
GUEST: Monkey in the hat.
APPRAISER: All right!
GUEST: It was a popular one.
(both laugh) APPRAISER: So do you know anything about its origin, who made it, its manufacturing date, anything like that?
GUEST: I have absolutely no clue.
APPRAISER: All right, well, what I can tell you is that it's French.
It was manufactured by a firm, uh, called Roullet and Decamps, operating out of Paris.
Um, they were in operation from mid-1800s all the way through, uh, late 20th century.
So what we have here is a monkey in a hat.
And what you would do is, you would wind up this mechanism right here with the key.
And you would depress this little button here.
Why don't you give it a play?
Let's see how it works.
GUEST: All right.
There he goes.
APPRAISER: There we go.
(tune playing) The monkey that is inside would pop out.
He would bare his teeth, grin, go up and down.
And this monkey itself is made out of animal fur, likely rabbit.
It's got a leather face with glass eyes.
Do you have any idea of the value, what you think it might be worth?
GUEST: I have absolutely no idea.
APPRAISER: Well, at auction, I would probably estimate it in the range of $1,500 to $3,000.
GUEST: All right, that's great.
(tune playing) (chuckles)
Appraisal: 1834 Baltimore St. James Episcopal Church Sampler
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 3m 32s | Appraisal: 1834 Baltimore St. James Episcopal Church Sampler (3m 32s)
Appraisal: 1840 Book of Mormon
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 2m 40s | Appraisal: 1840 Book of Mormon (2m 40s)
Appraisal: 1867 Seth Thomas Round-top Shelf Clock
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 1m 2s | Appraisal: 1867 Seth Thomas Round-top Shelf Clock (1m 2s)
Appraisal: 1928 Charles Lindbergh-signed Flight Helmet
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 3m 2s | Appraisal: 1928 Charles Lindbergh-signed Flight Helmet (3m 2s)
Appraisal: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Card
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 3m 1s | Appraisal: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Card (3m 1s)
Appraisal: 1953 Marilyn Monroe "River of No Return" Set Photos
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 4m 3s | Appraisal: 1953 Marilyn Monroe "River of No Return" Set Photos (4m 3s)
Appraisal: 1961 Ed Ruscha Drawings & Letters
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 4m 25s | Appraisal: 1961 Ed Ruscha Drawings & Letters (4m 25s)
Appraisal: 1970 Rolex "Red" Submariner Watch
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 2m 26s | Appraisal: 1970 Rolex "Red" Submariner Watch (2m 26s)
Appraisal: 1999 Nguyễn Văn Minh Silver Foil & Lacquer Painting
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: 1999 Nguyễn Văn Minh Silver Foil & Lacquer Painting (1m 4s)
Appraisal: American Folk Art Oil Portraits, ca. 1810
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 3m 4s | Appraisal: American Folk Art Oil Portraits, ca. 1810 (3m 4s)
Appraisal: Charles Bensco "A Pastoral" Oil Painting, ca. 1950
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 2m 17s | Appraisal: Charles Bensco "A Pastoral" Oil Painting, ca. 1950 (2m 17s)
Appraisal: Chinese Export Silver Epergne, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 3m 40s | Appraisal: Chinese Export Silver Epergne, ca. 1890 (3m 40s)
Appraisal: Chinese Lacquer Chest, ca. 1900
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 1m 29s | Appraisal: Chinese Lacquer Chest, ca. 1900 (1m 29s)
Appraisal: Derby Porcelain Bough Pots, ca. 1815
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: Derby Porcelain Bough Pots, ca. 1815 (2m 24s)
Appraisal: Gary Ernest Smith Oil Painting, ca. 2000
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 2m 26s | Appraisal: Gary Ernest Smith Oil Painting, ca. 2000 (2m 26s)
Appraisal: Landstrom Co. Louis XVI-style End Table, ca. 1935
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Landstrom Co. Louis XVI-style End Table, ca. 1935 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Sears-exclusive Walking Jamie Doll, ca. 1971
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Clip: S30 Ep2 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: Sears-exclusive Walking Jamie Doll, ca. 1971 (2m 46s)
Preview: Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Hour 2
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Preview: S30 Ep2 | 30s | Preview: Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Hour 2 (30s)
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