Appraisal: Ottoman Silver Gilt & Niello Belt, ca. 1875
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Appraisal: Ottoman Silver Gilt & Niello Belt, ca. 1875
Check out David Walker's appraisal of an Ottoman silver gilt & niello belt, ca. 1875, in Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: Ottoman Silver Gilt & Niello Belt, ca. 1875
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Check out David Walker's appraisal of an Ottoman silver gilt & niello belt, ca. 1875, in Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I brought a belt that I acquired in-in the 1980s.
I really wanted to know more about the belt.
APPRAISER: Okay.
Where did you buy it?
GUEST: I bought it at a pawn shop.
APPRAISER: Really?
GUEST:(chuckling): Yes, I did.
APPRAISER: And where was that?
GUEST: In Atlanta.
APPRAISER: Oh, wow.
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: And what drew you to it?
GUEST: It reminds me of items that I collect from North Africa.
APPRAISER: Well, it is, in fact a Ottoman.
GUEST: Ottoman.
APPRAISER: So that means it's from, uh, Turkey and more specifically, the Caucasus region.
It's silver, silver gilt.
Also, niello-worked, which are these beautiful oval panels here, picked out in black.
It's also got filigree on it.
And each one of these panels is cast and made individually and then worked together with a pin along each one.
So it creates a belt shape.
And niello work is characteristic of pieces from this region and from this time.
So each one of these has a slightly different decorative element to it.
You have a-a little foliate motif in a sort of star shape.
You also, interestingly, have a stylized tughra mark on several of them.
And that is the symbol for the Ottoman sultan who lived in Istanbul.
And it is marked behind the buckle in Arabic or script.
How much did you pay for it when you bought it?
GUEST: Well, when I bought it, I bought it for the weight of silver.
APPRAISER: Oh... Okay.
GUEST: So, I paid less than a hundred dollars for it.
APPRAISER: Interesting.
Okay.
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: But I think this is worth much more than the silver content.
I think a-a retail price for this today should comfortably sit within $1,000 to $1,500.
GUEST: Very good, thank you.
APPRAISER: Yeah.
You're welcome.
GUEST: Thank you very much.
Appraisal: 1901 Alexander Fisher Enamel Plaque with Letter
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 44s | Appraisal: 1901 Alexander Fisher Enamel Plaque with Letter (2m 44s)
Appraisal: 1967 Frank Stella "Fortín de las Flores" Screenprint
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 51s | Appraisal: 1967 Frank Stella "Fortín de las Flores" Screenprint (2m 51s)
Appraisal: 1977 Carl Andre 4 "Aluminum Square" Sculpture
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: 1977 Carl Andre 4 "Aluminum Square" Sculpture (3m 5s)
Appraisal: 1981 Andy Warhol-inscribed "Myths"
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 9s | Appraisal: 1981 Andy Warhol-inscribed "Myths" (2m 9s)
Appraisal: 1992 Tournament of the Americas "Dream Team" Signed Ball
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 9s | Appraisal: 1992 Tournament of the Americas "Dream Team" Signed Ball (2m 9s)
Appraisal: Alexis Jean Fournier Landscape Oil Painting, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 59s | Appraisal: Alexis Jean Fournier Landscape Oil Painting, ca. 1910 (2m 59s)
Appraisal: American Bisque Baby Elephant Cookie Jar, ca. 1945
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: American Bisque Baby Elephant Cookie Jar, ca. 1945 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Ansonia "Lydia' Figural Mantle Clock, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 28s | Appraisal: Ansonia "Lydia' Figural Mantle Clock, ca. 1890 (1m 28s)
Appraisal: Cathedral Pattern Molded Jar, ca. 1850
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: Cathedral Pattern Molded Jar, ca. 1850 (2m 27s)
Appraisal: European Creedmoor-style Mechanical Bank, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: European Creedmoor-style Mechanical Bank, ca. 1890 (3m 21s)
Appraisal: Hanns-Peter Krafft for Meier Sheep, ca. 1980
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 21s | Appraisal: Hanns-Peter Krafft for Meier Sheep, ca. 1980 (1m 21s)
Appraisal: "His Master's Voice" Gramophone Group
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: "His Master's Voice" Gramophone Group (3m 16s)
Appraisal: Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Bracelet
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. Bracelet (2m 2s)
Appraisal: Juvenia Arithmo Calculator Watch, ca. 1955
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 1m 42s | Appraisal: Juvenia Arithmo Calculator Watch, ca. 1955 (1m 42s)
Appraisal: Olga de Amaral "Lost Image VII" Tapestry
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 42s | Appraisal: Olga de Amaral "Lost Image VII" Tapestry (3m 42s)
Appraisal: Signed 1936 "Gone With the Wind" First Edition
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 3m 36s | Appraisal: Signed 1936 "Gone With the Wind" First Edition (3m 36s)
Appraisal: Van Cleef Diamond & Platinum Brooch, ca. 1960
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Clip: S30 Ep4 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: Van Cleef Diamond & Platinum Brooch, ca. 1960 (2m 25s)
Preview: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1
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Preview: S30 Ep4 | 30s | Preview: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 1 (30s)
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