Appraisal: Claymore Beaded Bag, ca. 1895
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Appraisal: Claymore Beaded Bag, ca. 1895
Watch John A. Buxton's appraisal of a Claymore beaded bag, ca. 1895, in 250 Years of Americana.
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Appraisal: Claymore Beaded Bag, ca. 1895
Clip: Season 30 Episode 22 | 1m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch John A. Buxton's appraisal of a Claymore beaded bag, ca. 1895, in 250 Years of Americana.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This piece was given to me by my dad.
I was told that great-grandma was the one that did the beadwork.
APPRAISER: Your father's great-grandmother?
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: This bag, uh, is really from the golden age of pictoral beadworks in the Dakota area, which is really 1890 to about 1910.
It comes from the Standing Rock area.
Now what we see are these fantastic pictoral elements with the eagle and the flag.
And this is diagnostic for one of the families that beaded up in there.
And there were two real important families.
One was Claymore.
And the other was Nellie Gates.
This was made by the Claymore family.
And they're very collectible.
Now I'm going to turn this slowly so that our audience can see what fantastic elements.
We have this sort of beaded rainbow element here, which is also typical of this, of this period.
And then again on this side we see more floral.
Which is just beautifully executed.
And we see that it's just fully beaded.
Now we have some condition problems up here on the top.
That should be fixed and it should be cleaned, but only cleaned by a professional.
Would you be depressed at all if I told you that this bag was worth $40,000 to $60,000 at auction or at a good gallery?
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: Would you smile?
GUEST: I guess!
(both laugh)
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Preview: S30 Ep22 | 30s | Preview: 250 Years of Americana (30s)
Appraisal: Paul Revere Jr. Silver Pitcher with Diary, ca. 1775
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: Paul Revere Jr. Silver Pitcher with Diary, ca. 1775 (2m 46s)
Appraisal: F. Douglass Letter & Free Will Baptist Archive
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 4m 49s | Appraisal: F. Douglass Letter & Free Will Baptist Church Archive (4m 49s)
Appraisal: Flag Quilt, ca. 1880
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 2m 43s | Appraisal: Flag Quilt, ca. 1880 (2m 43s)
Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Glass Shade
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 2m 22s | Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Glass Shade, ca. 1915 (2m 22s)
Appraisal: WWII Propaganda Posters
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 50s | Appraisal: WWII Propaganda Posters (3m 50s)
Appraisal: 1775 Abilmeleck Uncus-carved Powder Horn
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 10s | Appraisal: 1775 Abilmeleck Uncus-carved Powder Horn (3m 10s)
Appraisal: Washington's Inaugural Ball Sash, ca. 1789
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 33s | Appraisal: Washington's Inaugural Ball Sash, ca. 1789 (3m 33s)
Appraisal: 1954 Fender Stratocaster
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 51s | Appraisal: 1954 Fender Stratocaster (51s)
Appraisal: George Nakashima Grass Seat Chair, ca. 1965
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 4m 2s | Appraisal: George Nakashima Grass Seat Chair, ca. 1965 (4m 2s)
Appraisal: 1968 Warhol Campbell's Soup Can Screenprint
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 18s | Appraisal: 1968 Warhol Campbell's Soup Can Screenprint (3m 18s)
Appraisal: Colt Single-action Army Revolver, ca. 1880
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 21s | Appraisal: Colt Single-action Army Revolver, ca. 1880 (21s)
Appraisal: Women's Carved Surfboard, ca. 1925
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Women's Carved Surfboard, ca. 1925 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: 1941 Sportsman's Park Panorama
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: 1941 Sportsman's Park Panorama (3m 11s)
Appraisal: George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 4m 37s | Appraisal: George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900, in New Orleans Hour 2. (4m 37s)
Appraisal: 1796 & 1799 Mary Way Dressed Miniatures
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: 1796 & 1799 Mary Way Dressed Miniatures (3m 11s)
Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 2m 16s | Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III (2m 16s)
Appraisal: Gustav Stickley Armchair, ca. 1905
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 34s | Appraisal: Gustav Stickley Armchair, ca. 1905 (34s)
Appraisal: 1884 Edison Light Bulb & Plaque
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 2m 36s | Appraisal: 1884 Edison Light Bulb & Plaque (2m 36s)
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